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1897.
June 2
(No.5)              
wings. It seemed incredible that so heavy and
clumsy a bird could emerge from such a place so
adroitly and get under full headway so quickly.
Not that this particular hole was exceptionally small.
On the contrary it was of rather generous size. Its
shape & position are well shown by two photographs
which I took of it. I also photographed the other
nest with fresh eggs.
[margin]Bottle Brook
Pond[/margin]
  Upon first entering the pond this morning we startled
four female Whistlers from somewhere near the further
end. These birds kept coming back at intervals through
the day circling high over the pond always keeping
together & calling kur-uck, kur-uck. Twice they
were accompanied by a drake, a fine fellow in
full plumage.
[margin]Whistlers[/margin]
  A female Wood Duck also came flying past us
through the maple woods a number of times. No
other Ducks were seen before. We searched the
islands for Black Ducks' nests in vain.
  While we were eating lunch a pair of Broad-winged
Hawks rose high in air and soared in circles
one of them at length shooting straight down
with closed wings from a height of 400 or 500 feet,
a beautiful sight.
  Two Night-hawks also appeared and flew about
over the pond, squawking, every now and then
alighting on the branches of the maples.
[margin]Night hawks[/margin]
  There were about 25 Bank Swallows flying over
[margin]Bank
Swallows.[/margin]