month T noticed two small birds which I thint were 

 killdeers. They somewhat res-embled snipes. * Their 

 legs were long, necks long and slender, eyes and head 

 ismall, bill long and well adapted t<3> plowing in the 

 mud, which they were doing when I saw them. They 

 walked slightly sideways, and bad a faijit peeping note, 

 tcolor grayish brown mixed, 



I find this very interesting employment to notice the 

 (Coming o£ the different species o£ birds and other crea- 

 tures. It is useful as a reference when they are gone. 

 The various times of nesting are also interesting. Some 

 quite early construct their summer homes; others are 

 later in doing it. A t the same time that many of our 

 birds are leaving for the winter others are coming to 

 es from summer haunts- 



