Journals, 1871-1919 (inclusive)
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Mel. dominica, E. flavidentris My. Canadensis 157 Knts of J. fuscares, S. anticilla & triches & B. viriscens Evening flight of the king bird June 1. I reached it carefully and found a nest of Seth. anticilla 3 eggs fresh, & one of D. restura, both built in upright forks of maple 20 ft up. Took the red death & shot the ? (which had a 4th egg nearly ready for the shell) Found also here a nest of Cardus fuscescens built at the point of junction of three or four maple trunks, & about 3 ft. up. 4 eggs fresh. Finished my days work in the join swamp when I took a nest of J. fuscares built on the ground among Shank cabbage, a E. triches do & eggs & 1 of M. precis, found & left a nest of Butor. viriscens leg, shot a ? My. Canadensis, & Mel. dominica and saw a E. Maillii & E. flavidentris. Also much to my surprise started up a Red ferrugineous among some bushes: it looked like a ? and after I left the swamp I could still hear its unmistakable oackle. Reached the house by 6 P.M. and as I came down through the garden saw a very dark J. Alicice bathing under the storming spray of a hose. A pair of Pyramus Bas, are building in an orchard and very evening after sunset the ? (I think) rises into the air at a considerable height and then plunges and dashes about as if crazy uttering his cries incessantly. This I have noticed elsewhere - the habit appears to correspond to the somewhat similar one of E. minimus & some other birds, Eg. Enanced included. This latter species I hear regularly every morning & his song is more than usually tender & beautiful. My. Canadensis was in every thicket, I saw over 20. Yester day one E. noveboracensis