101 eggs, 76 hatchlings, 17 dead young, 59 living young

[Perry D. Vogel]

Wow, things aren't going so well here in Grand Forks this year. First Buffalo Gnats, then cold nights, and a couple rainy days resulted in many dead young. We have had six nests with all bad eggs or eggs that died before hatching. I don’t like losing so many. Sad news…