July 7,. 
9*32 4 . Male arrives at est and feeds 4 young. 
9« 55 ! * « « .*» « n H H H 
10.35 ” M « « « « *) « it « 
On his next return at about 11 A , a.. 1 an slttirg 
in ray boat directly under the nest* He remains in' the tree 
until 12.20, c llinn ad flitting or climbing about, not 
daring to . come to nest. Finally he flies av/ay and I leave, 
al so. 
• (A further record In this Journal under date July 9, p, 4) 
dvenlny dgdk to Mutton*s. 
After tea I walked -to Clark*s and turned into the 
pasture just beyond. The evening; similar to the last two* 
' . • t . ; ' 
but warmer, the sunset again superb, I sat down on a rock 
for b few moments to listen to the birds. Song sparrows, 
&T’sr Mi tches, 'eadov; Larks and Quail singing steadily, a 
Grosbeak fitfully, a Field sparrow once giving the exquisite, 
varied summer song. \ Phoebe mounts over Dutton* s arid sings 
on ving but the song in short and listless. I hear the rattle 
of distant mooing machines in two directions. 
next past 'Outton*s, following the old lane down 
to the edge of the swamp, A Towhee and Chestnut-sided Werblejf 
in full song near the bars by the swamp-edge, a Good Thrush 
in distan.ce, ' T ow> a ’'-aryland Yellow-throat and Oven-bird 
sing. Text a Cat-bird after a orelude of low, muffled notes 
out 
burst /in full and vigorous singing. .v Creeper gives the 
