. The oist . et it from a friend, to whomhe had loaned it. The Flycatcher of Eastern Massa-chusetts. Massachusetts is credited witheleven species of Flycatchers. Eightof these occur more or less regularly,while three, viz.: The Gray Kingbird,Gays Phoebe and Acadian Flycatcherare recorded as accidental visitorsonly. Those that summer with us orpass through the state during migra-tion are the Kingbird, Crested Fly-catcher, Phoebe, Olive-sided Flycatch-er, Wood Pewee, Yellow-bellied, Alder,and Least Flycatchers. The Kingbird is a very commonresident. They arrive from the South *early in May, usua
. The oist . et it from a friend, to whomhe had loaned it. The Flycatcher of Eastern Massa-chusetts. Massachusetts is credited witheleven species of Flycatchers. Eightof these occur more or less regularly,while three, viz.: The Gray Kingbird,Gays Phoebe and Acadian Flycatcherare recorded as accidental visitorsonly. Those that summer with us orpass through the state during migra-tion are the Kingbird, Crested Fly-catcher, Phoebe, Olive-sided Flycatch-er, Wood Pewee, Yellow-bellied, Alder,and Least Flycatchers. The Kingbird is a very commonresident. They arrive from the South *early in May, usually about the 5th,but occasionally as early as the they first arrive I most frequent-ly find them in the trees and bushesalong the river bank, little groups ofthree to five birds that keep up a con-stant chatter, flying up into the airafter passing insects and chasing oneanother from bush to bush with loud,harsh calls. They soon select theirmates, then each pair retires to some THE OOLOGIST 891 i^ njf. Screech Owl —Photo by F. B. McKechnie. THE OOLOGIST nearby orchard where nesting is be-gun. Once a nesting site is decidedupon, the birds guard it constantlyand any other bird that chances tocome near to the nest, or even thetree in which it is placed, is promptlyset upon and driven from the locality. Nests with eggs are to be found inthis locality during the first ten daysof June. The nests are rather bulky,composed of weed stalks, coarse grassstems, fine rootlets, some little horse-hair and often bits of cotton waste oryarn. Placed fifteen feet to twentyfeet from the ground near the end ofbranch usually of a fruit tree. I take the following from my notesfor 1901 regarding a pair which Iwatched at Lakeville, Mass.: A partlyfinished nest was found June 10th. ByJune 19th it was completed. Thesebirds did most, if not all of the build-ing before 8: 00 a. m.—in fact the birdswere never seen at the nest, or thetree it was in, after that hour, al-though one of the pair was
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