. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . ld their nest almost anywhere. Ihave seen one under a moving freightcar, and many other strange locations,but was not aware they would buildfor the fourth time on the very samespot, after three attempts and des-truction of every one of the others have observed similaroccurences. Frank , N. Y. The foregoing comes to us from oneof the first subscribers that the Oolo-gist ever had; a man who is at pres-ent past seventy-seven years of ageand still maintains his interest in hisprivate collection of eggs and ins
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . ld their nest almost anywhere. Ihave seen one under a moving freightcar, and many other strange locations,but was not aware they would buildfor the fourth time on the very samespot, after three attempts and des-truction of every one of the others have observed similaroccurences. Frank , N. Y. The foregoing comes to us from oneof the first subscribers that the Oolo-gist ever had; a man who is at pres-ent past seventy-seven years of ageand still maintains his interest in hisprivate collection of eggs and insects. Truly this hobby must have furnish-ed him with many pleasant experi-ences and hours in his long life; andhis association with Ottomar Reineckeas a partner and a friend as well as afellow student in natural history musthave added to this pleasure. Hawks In Maine In a recent communication from aparty in Maine located near Bangor,he says in regard to Hawks; the com- 120 THE OOLOGIST • M ■^J!^ ■-^^^rl ^ \ :. ,■^t*^^f/,- •: >• J- Av •^■i^^. Mest and Eggs of Mallard Duck, Branchport, N. Y. May 28, 1916. Phoco b>*. Verdi Eurtch THE OOLOGIST 121 monest Hawks there all year aroundare Broad Winged and Red-shouldered,and in the fall there are Sharp-shinnedand some Marsh Hawks. In the win-ter Goss Hawks are quite plentiful,hut are not there at any other Hawks are occasionally seenhut are scarce. Red-tailed Hawks arenot found there at all. Barred Owlsand Great Horned Owls are very plent-iful. Snow Owls are taken occasional-ly. M. J. Hofman. » ♦ » Nesting of Mallard Duck at Branch-port, N. Y. The prohibiting of spring shootingseems to have encouraged the ducksto stay longer with us each springand occasionally a pair or two of Mal-lards and Black Ducks remain to nestnow. Last year a Mallard had hernest in a bunch of Royal Ferns in anarrow strip of alders. It was firstfound May 14th when she flew updirectly from the nest revealingeleven eggs in a ni
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