1905
June 15
  Visited the Hummingbird's nest at the Ritchie place
this evening. The female flew from it when I was about
twenty yards distant. She did not return nor buzz about
when I was examining the nest. The eggs were unhatched
but very dark colored.
Hummer's nest.
  There are apparently four pairs of Swifts established
on this place. One pair occupy a chimney in the
Bungalow, there are two pairs in the chimneys of
the old house and one pair in the lowest chimney of
the Ritchie house. I saw one of the last named birds
drop into the chimney this evening carrying a short
twig held crossways in its bill. A dead bird was 
found in one of the chambers of this house a few
days ago. One came down the parlor flue of the
farm house last evening & fluttered against the
fire screen for some time. When I let it out into
the room it flew feebly about for a few seconds
and then fluttered down to the floor where it
lay with outstretched wings. I caught it and
thrusting my arm the flue released it where
it mounted upward &, judging by the sound of
its wings, flew straight out of the chimney. It
is pleasant to hear the rumble of Swifts wings
& afterwards their joyous twittering as they drop
into our chimney when we are at tea these 
warm evenings. I saw five together to-night caressing
just over the tops of our elms.
Swifts