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Heal Bay
May 25. Did not have much
success with any traps and
changed a lot of them to new
places that Euphonia near
the beach to the west of the
village.
May 26. Went out to the Ocean beach
across the point. Found a nest
of Colaptes and killed the female
bird but could not get the
male bird. Shot a ruffed grouse
and several other birds
May 27. Went over to the Ocean beach
again and took the Flickers
egg. The nest was in a large
decayed stub about 15 feet above
the ground. The cavity was
about 18 inches deep.
While tramping through a piece
of swampy ground, grown up to
small trees. I flushed a f. Hel-
smithophila from her nest. I
shot the bird and took the nest
containing four eggs. The nest
was in a large bunch of
moos about 18 inches above
the ground which was very
wet at that point. On blotting
the eggs proved to be about one-
third incubated.
On the way back killed Columba
fasciata. and a Thrush [illegible]