1902 
March 23 
Female Bluebird. 
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Twice this morning I saw a female Bluebird alight 
in old 
Robin 8 s 
nest 
in an old Robin’s nest and cuddle down in it as if about to 
lay an egg, her mate sitting near at hand singing the while. 
On each occasion the female remained in the nest for two or 
three minutes. I am very sure that the two birds were not 
the same, as the localities were half-a-mile apart. All the 
female Bluebirds that I saw seemed to be looking for nesting 
places. The males were warbling through the entire forenoon 
but with the greatest spirit and frequency from 8 to 9 A. M. 
Woodcock 
sings 
at 
10 P, 
After I went to bed last night I heard the Woodcock 
peeping and singing until I fell asleep^ or from about 10 to 
10.30 P, M. He rose and sang every two or three minutes. 
It was bright moonlight at the time. I do not remember ever 
hearing one sing in the middle of the night before. 
He was peeping this evening when I got to the pasture 
at 6.15 although the Song Sparrows were still singing. He 
made his first ascent at 6.25. I had him continually within 
the field of my glass through this and four succeeding song 
flights. He invariably rose and flew for 100 ya.rds or more 
(rising at a very slight angle) directly against the wind 
which was north and rather strong at the time. Then he 
would turn and begin mounting on a steep, spiral incline. 
Once he turned to the left, four times to the right. He regu¬ 
larly rose to a height of fully 300 feet before beginning 
to descend. During the entire ascent his wings vibrated 
