350 MAINE, (L. Umbagog) 1876. Sunday June 4 Nests of Turdus migratorius. Habits of the night hawk. Nest of Buvicalus in a fir. Cloudy & rained at intervals all day, Brewt cool, Spent the entire day in the house writing etc. Hearda & Mel. Perigrina in the dains, H. found four nests of Turdus migr., three of them with young and a nest of Buvicalus junis, in a fair fir away the dains with 2 eggs. He went up to the Shier yesterday with a swin driver as guide but did not get anything except a last years nest of Turdus Swainsoni with two what eggs faded & stained nearly beyond recognition, This evening I went out into Affotts garden to see the night hawks come in. Sitting down on the edge of one of the beds I had been thus but a few moments when they commenced pitching down on the freshly tilled earth. This time I had a much better chance to observe them that th other night as they were much nearer, to me. They kept constantly coming & going but so short a time did each remain that not mor than three were on the ground together. As before they seemed to be sucking or nissing, but if this is their object I cannot imagine why the males do not come too for only females are ever seen about this spot. I heard a new note from one which I startled by moving suddenly. a clucking whick whistle. Several times they were within six feet of me and I noticed that I could move a good deal sometimes without their noticing me. Their gait when walking only is as tottling & weak as possible.