April 22, 1902. 
Woods near Fair Grounds in Baraboo 
8:40 a.m. 
This morning I was down in the woods 
near the fair grounds. Mourning 
doves were abundant. One instead of 
the usual rising and falling 3eng gave 
the notes on the same level like coo 
song coo coo coo or_ another 
answered Tn exactly the same manner. 
- April 22, 1902. 
Corner of 7th and Oak in Barahoo 
3;45 p.m. 
This afternoon I was over by True’s. 
A pair of flickers had started a nest 
in a tree on the corner. It was cut 
nest into the live wood though the center may 
have been dead as there was a dead limb 
above it. The birds sat crosswise on 
j-Qve the limb above it and gave a love note 
note like qui qui qui. There was another 
half sound on the end like uk. One was 
tame and let me pass under it while it 
was 15 feet above me but the other flew. 
height . The nest hole is about 10 feet up. 
April 25, 1902. 
On Water Works Island in Baraboo 
4;20 p.m. 
, £ight - 
.crowns 
^istended 
note 
This afternoon after school I was down 
on the water works island. Ruby- 
crowned kinglets were thick. Saw two 
males fight. They just chased each other 
from one perch to the other with 
distended crowns making a brilliant and 
beautiful display. A red letter (or 
feather) dayj Afterwards they gave a 
note like tsea tsea with a Z quality. 
They kept it up for some time. 
