Bird watched - soon joined by another - flew into trees in orchard & disappeared. Nest in blackberry hedge 4½' up - 5½' hedge. Birds seen feeding on top of pole - fluttering & cowering and giving young squeal. Nest found after that bird flushed as walked along. Suffered grown young until this time - 6 eggs -. Female shot - 8 or delection later - Male? had been shot once before and was very shy departing at double gun range after I had shot the birds - a long way #15 Set taken at 11.30 other female shot at 11. 1:45 egg preserved - good size embryos still alive. 2 eggs left in nest - other three at about 3 o'clock were placed at around 97° F. 2 of these were somewhat warmed the hour previous. Returned to nest - near evergreen at 8:30 - this approached with great caution as I found - no light near tree. as I was rising to meet a small limb was touched & bird left with the slight jar. 4 eggs ok - taken. Preserved at 9.30 - alive - May 15 # 11 one of egg of set 2 preserved at 7.45 - had been in room things - dead. - much white excrement in allantois. # 12 other egg of set 2 preserved 3.40 May 16 of course dead. # 13, 14.15 dead - too hot seemingly - preserved May 16 P.M. 2.00 - # 4 - still alive - 2.00 P.M. taken from nest. v 5.30 Female killed. Male that had been shot (supposedly 8) very shy and would not come within gun shot. Flew to nest after female had been shot but left at once