1903.
May 14
  Morning clear, calm and warm. Afternoon cooler with
strong N. E. wind. Thunder showers passing at evening
but giving us only a light drizzle of rain.
  Walked to Davis & Ball Hill after breakfast. It was
evident that a small flight of birds had come up from
the South during the night. Those new to my list were
a Black & Yellow Warbler singing in the pines in the opening
behind Ball's Hill, an Indigo Bird (male) seen by Gilbert in
the orchard behind the farm house, and a Golden wing Warbler
which began singing in the berry pasture across the road
about half past ten o'clock. I heard two Usnea Warblers
during my walk.
  Gilbert found a Carolina Dove's nest in a white pine
in Prescott's woods near the wood road & not far from
the river. The female was sitting & he did not disturb her. The
male flew from the tree both yesterday & to-day as he passed.
He thinks the nest is in the same tree where Will Bartlett
& I found one with eggs two or three years ago. The nest
is only about 5 ft. above the ground. Can this be a different
pair from the one that the Cooper's Hawk raided at Hemlock
Knoll a week ago or less the survivor of that pair
obtained another mate & started a second nest?