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Cambridge, Mass.
1900
June 26
(2)
and was about 6 inches through at the base. The
end of the branch was about 10 feet from the
ground, and had decayed to a long point.
2 1/2 feet from th eend of the hole began and
the nest was one feet down at the bottom
built on the remains of a squirrels' next.
The entrance to the nest was 7 feet from
the ground, or more probably 8 feet. The
stub is 6 inches through at the nest.
Lothrop cut the stub off just above and below
the nest which contained five eggs. The nest
and eggs witll be deposited at Will's Museum.
The scarcity of Massachusetts records is the
reason for the taking of the set.

We then walked a short way through the
woods to Hardy's Pond, a pretty sheet of water
where Will used to shoot, when a boy.
We passed through a grove of White Cedar
in a swamp. A good many birds were
about. Pine Warblers :x: {in full flight}, Purple Finch :x: {in full flight}, King-fishers
2 :x: {in full flight}, Barn Swallows &c. We returned by
electrics by way of Lexington & Arlington,
reaching home by about 1.30 P.M.

This evening I attended our Class Dinner
to celebrate our 30th Anniversary. We had
a very jolly time.

June 27 Lorthrop called to-day with the Flycatcher eggs
which he had taken home to blow. He
said that they were rather badly incubated, but
he succeeded in blowing them well.