. Bird-lore . I observedthe nest for several incubation began,the birds would stay nearthe nest; and, after incuba-tion began, the bird on thenest would remain thereuntil an approaching trainwas about ten feet distant,and would then rise, andoften had hard work tofly out of the draft ofwind created by the train. I did not seeit stay on the nest while a train passed,and I doubt if it did at night, as the suc-tion from the swiftly moving train musthave been too strong, and trains oftenpassed at the rate of fifty miles an bird would return to the nest as soonas the train had
. Bird-lore . I observedthe nest for several incubation began,the birds would stay nearthe nest; and, after incuba-tion began, the bird on thenest would remain thereuntil an approaching trainwas about ten feet distant,and would then rise, andoften had hard work tofly out of the draft ofwind created by the train. I did not seeit stay on the nest while a train passed,and I doubt if it did at night, as the suc-tion from the swiftly moving train musthave been too strong, and trains oftenpassed at the rate of fifty miles an bird would return to the nest as soonas the train had passed. A day or twobefore my last observations, I saw onlyone bird, and fear that the other hadbeen killed by the train. On about theday when I expected the eggs to hatch Ifound no eggs or signs of them, and noyoung or old bird. What became of themI do not know. The location for the nest was probablychosen on account of the rocks used bythe railroad for ballast. These weremostly smooth limestone rocks, mixed. KILLDE The ERS NEST BETWEEN R.^ILROAO TRACKSeggs were laid to the right of the hat. Seeaccompanying picture with some cinders and pieces of was a pond a quarter of a mileaway, where the birds were often pictures were taken soon after thenest was discovered.— F. W. Aldrich,McLean, III. The Shrike in Action Mr. Berners B. Kelly, in a paper ofexceptional interest, published in theNovember-December, 1911, issue of Bird-Lore, describes the Northern Shrikesmethod of dealing instantaneous death tothe House Sparrow. 352 Bird-Lore In the authors extensive experience, theShrike has invariably attacked a HouseSparrow, and in every case, once theShrike has struck his blow, death hasbeen instantaneous. As the following notes, taken from myjournal, describe apparently unusualoccurrences, I submit them as a supple-ment to Mr. Kellys observations: Jan. 27, 1910. This afternoon (2 )I watched for five or ten minutes a Shrikeattempting to capture a Chickadee. Myat
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