Trogloctes aeson 13. Troglodytes aëdon. - May 30 near Bethel, Me. 1871. L. Umbagog, Maine. 1890 Troglodytes aëdon May 18 & Junr 7 nest Trogloctes aeson copy (2) Lake Umbagog, Maine. 1897. // While on the house boat this morning I heard a House Wren June 15. sing a number of times among the stubs near the base of Bird Point where I found a bird of this species last year. // Lake Umbagog. 1896. Troglodytes aëdon May 15-1/2 (B. Point stubs) 16 3/4 (old) In B. Point bird either did not remain or was afterwards blind. For I visited the place repeatedly after June 16 without hearing it. copy (1) Bethel Bethel, Me.) A resident of this town, a man of about 60 years of age, tells me that House Wrens have been decreasing in this region for many years. When he was a young man they were very common, breeding in almost every orchard. Now he does not see on the average one pair in a season. // 20