. Bird-lore . udy it is a sub-ject of remark that more birds have beennamed and noted in the past few weeksthan ever before, and it is no uncommonsight to see gray-haired students in theyards and country roads, opera glass inhand,watching for some feathered mysteryto appear. Red-eyed, Warbling and Yel- low-throated Vireos are especially attrac-tive, and their strong, clear notes may beheard all day long, and many of their cup-shaped nests have been discovered. Thusa new interest in outdoor life has beenunfolded and a new pleasure found. Cowbird in a Doves Nest On May 25, 1899, at Rock Hill, Pa
. Bird-lore . udy it is a sub-ject of remark that more birds have beennamed and noted in the past few weeksthan ever before, and it is no uncommonsight to see gray-haired students in theyards and country roads, opera glass inhand,watching for some feathered mysteryto appear. Red-eyed, Warbling and Yel- low-throated Vireos are especially attrac-tive, and their strong, clear notes may beheard all day long, and many of their cup-shaped nests have been discovered. Thusa new interest in outdoor life has beenunfolded and a new pleasure found. Cowbird in a Doves Nest On May 25, 1899, at Rock Hill, Pa , Ifound fifteen or more Doves nests inone orchard While looking for a suita-ble place in which to put my camera, Inoticed a Cowbird flutter off a largeCrackles nest, and on examination foundthe nest to contain only a Cowbirds days later I discovered that aDove had deposited two eggs in thisnest. Circumstances now prevented mefrom visiting the nest for three weeks,when I found a Cowbird ready to fly. YOUNG COV/BIRD AND TWO DOVE S EGGSIN OLD crackles NEST Although I watched the nest for sometime to see how the Doves would feedthe young Cowbird, they did not return,and I regret to say I did not succeed inlearning the outcome of this interestingcase—Chas. D. Kellogg, riiihidclphia.
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