. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . ests and on thesixth I went to look for the walking some distance alongthe edge of the muskeg, looking at alllikely stubs I saw a Hawk Owl sittingon a dead tree not far off, and startedover to investigate. Coming to a wetplace I threw a pole across to walkon and the noise started an owl fromthe stub. This nest was about twelvefeet from the ground and down abouta foot in the hollow spruce stub. Itis very difficult to tell the stubs apartwithout an ax to cut into them. Theseven eggs could be seen through anold Flickers ho
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . ests and on thesixth I went to look for the walking some distance alongthe edge of the muskeg, looking at alllikely stubs I saw a Hawk Owl sittingon a dead tree not far off, and startedover to investigate. Coming to a wetplace I threw a pole across to walkon and the noise started an owl fromthe stub. This nest was about twelvefeet from the ground and down abouta foot in the hollow spruce stub. Itis very difficult to tell the stubs apartwithout an ax to cut into them. Theseven eggs could be seen through anold Flickers hole almost on a levelwith them. They rested on a fewrotten chips and feathers and lay ontop of dry moss and grasses withwhich the old Flickers nest had beenfilled up, likely by a squirrel. Theeggs also were fresh and it wouldseem that the first week in April isabout the time to secure fresh setsof eggs in this vicinity. Both birds re-mained about close while I was takingthe nest but were not fighters like theone at the first nest taken. While J THE OOLOGIST 63. Nest and Eggs of American Hawk Owl in Situ. (Stub cut open to exposeeggs for a photographer.—Photo by A. D. Henderson). was packing the eggs, one of thebirds returned to the nest, and climbeddown, head first, ad remained sittingin for about a minute and then other bird came and had a lookbut did not enter. This ended my first successfulseason with the American Hawk Owland I have not been out for their nestsince those enjoyable daj^s but hopeto renew their acquaintance in theseason of 1919. A. S. Henderson,Belvidere, Alberta, Canada. The Bartramian SandpiperBy H. H. Johnson, Pittsfield, MaineIt is with a degree of sadness weview the annual departure each yearof the autumnal migration of our birdfriends. We make a close acquaint-ance each summer of some family,likely a different one each year. Wehave watched their daily life. Notedthe loving courtship, the interesttaken by both in the erecting or build-ing of th
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