. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . , White-breasted Nuthatch, Tuft-ed Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee,Wood Thrush, Robin, and Bluebird,Walter A, Goelitz,Ravinia, 111. BIRD NOTES FROM MATINICUS,MAINE. In lower Penobscot Bay, twenty-fivemiles out from the mainland, to benearly exact, lies a wooded island,called Matinicus, Rising just up outof the rough old ocean, its altitudeabove sea level can hardly be over ahundred feet, it looks like a fine littlepiece of the mainland transplanted outin the briny deep. It is the summerhome of certain song and insectivorousbirds, but
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . , White-breasted Nuthatch, Tuft-ed Titmouse, Carolina Chickadee,Wood Thrush, Robin, and Bluebird,Walter A, Goelitz,Ravinia, 111. BIRD NOTES FROM MATINICUS,MAINE. In lower Penobscot Bay, twenty-fivemiles out from the mainland, to benearly exact, lies a wooded island,called Matinicus, Rising just up outof the rough old ocean, its altitudeabove sea level can hardly be over ahundred feet, it looks like a fine littlepiece of the mainland transplanted outin the briny deep. It is the summerhome of certain song and insectivorousbirds, but of none of the so-called seabirds, • In area, this island is about twomiles long by a mile wide and is knownas a plantation. The inhabitants are nearly all fisher-men, and number about one hundredeighty. Although the soil is intermixed witha great many small stones, there aresome very fine grass grown fields. Onthe eastern end, a large marsh wherethousands of the common blue flagsgrow, presents a pretty scene. Inmuch of the wooded section, the THE OOLOQIST. Black Skimmer. Incomplete Nest with One Egg AbsolutelyGlossy White. When Drilled at the State Museum EmbryoChick was Found Proving the Albanistic Egg to be FertileDespite Lack of Spots. Photo by Stanley Clisby Arthur. spruce grow so close together that itis very difficult to follow up all thesmall birds that flit about in them soquickly, and for this reason do notclaim the following list to comprise allthe bird residents of the island. In-tend this for those who would like toget some idea of what may be foundthere. Of the well known birds, Eave andBarn Swallows were quite numerous,four pair of the latter had nests in oneold barn. Several pair of AmericanRedstarts were noted, usually nestingin the alders. Song Sparrows werecommon everywhere. One nest ofBlack-billed Cuckoo and one of a Rose-breasted Grosbeak located in the al-ders. Crows could always be seen orheard, and had nests in the tallertrees. While walking through
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