. The oist . ectively. Asthe country became more settled inthe neighborhood of the herons fav-orite haunts, the birds kept placingtheir nests at higher elevations as willbe seen by the following data of twosets taken by the writer in 1907. Xo. 1, May 12, 1907. Two fresh in Red cedar, twenty feet fromthe ground and close to the maintrunk. Composed of small twigs witha slight cavity in the center. Eggscould be seen from the groundthrough bottom of nest. Birds de-serted after laying second egg. Xo. 2, May 31, 1907. Four eggs, incuba-tion 1-3 advanced. Xest twenty-fivefeet from the groun
. The oist . ectively. Asthe country became more settled inthe neighborhood of the herons fav-orite haunts, the birds kept placingtheir nests at higher elevations as willbe seen by the following data of twosets taken by the writer in 1907. Xo. 1, May 12, 1907. Two fresh in Red cedar, twenty feet fromthe ground and close to the maintrunk. Composed of small twigs witha slight cavity in the center. Eggscould be seen from the groundthrough bottom of nest. Birds de-serted after laying second egg. Xo. 2, May 31, 1907. Four eggs, incuba-tion 1-3 advanced. Xest twenty-fivefeet from the ground in a Red of twigs with slight hol-low at one side for eggs. Solid enough,however, to prevent their being seenfrom the ground. These 1907 nests were the last easyones to reach. In 1908, 1909, 1910 and1911 the nests were placed in mapletrees, so high up and among suchslender branches that it was not worththe risk to life and limb to go afterthem. One of these nests must have 298 THE OOLOGIST. Nest and Eggs of Southern Yellow-throat —Photo by O. E. Baynard. THE OOLOGIST 299 been at least fifty-five, or sixty feetfrom the ground. On climbing nearenough to get a glimpse of it, I wassurprised to find that although it sway-ed back and forth in the slightestbreeze, it did not seem to be any morecarefully constructed than those nestsof yore, which were but a heap oftwigs upon a tussuck. Civilization hasnot routed the herons, but simplychanged their nesting habits. Paul G. Howes. The Bewicks Wren. In southwestern Pennsylvania theBewicks Wren must generally be con-sidered a summer resident, althoughduring certain winters a few may befound about barnyards where outbuild-ings afford them sufficient protectionagainst the wintry chill. This little wren may be seen espe-cially during the warmer days of lateMarch and early April; for then hebecomes especially diligent. He creepsabout fences; crawls in and out ofbrush heaps; hops about on theground and now and then mounts t
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