April 23, 1902. 
On V/ater Works Island in Baraboo 4j40 p.m. 
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This afternoon I was down on the V/ater 
Works Island. Myrtle warblers were 
common. They were feeding on the 
swarms of little gnats that hovered 
everywhere. I saw one fly for about 10 
rods through a field catching them in 
the air. It zigzagged every way. 
It kept about four feet about ground 
and gave a note like chis . In another 
place the insects could not keep above 
ground because of the wind and the 
myrtles hopped around after them, 
making extremely bright spots on the 
earth. They picked around as if it 
was their only method of feeding. 
April 23, 1902 . 
1st Bridge on Water Works River 4:04 p.m. 
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This afternoon I was on the upper bridge 
on the water works river. Several bank 
swallows were beating up and down to and 
from the river. They flew along lifting 
and dropping and circling as lightly and 
gracefully as a feather. They had a 
long beat and passed about once every 
five minutes. The breasts showed white 
in the sun instead of brownish. Their 
brown backs, white breasts and small 
size easily distinguish them. 
