April 27, 1902. 
Maine * s woods - "6:45 a.m. 
This morning Mr. Champion aid I were 
dovrn in Maine’s woods. Brown thrashers 
number were abundant. Saw six or eight. They 
were in full song and one at least was 
going most of the time. They were \e.y 
tame and sang v/hile we were quite close 
flight to them. When they flew their long 
~~ ~ tails worked up and down like pump 
handles. One lit on the ground and. 
commenced picking. 1 could see the dirt 
fly at every stroke. 
April 27 , 1902. 
Maine’s Woods - 5:30 p.m. 
This afternoon I went down in the fields. 
Cowbirds were flying around in consider- 
flocks able numbers, generally in flocks of about 
25. They had a great variety of notes. 
One was given constantly and was like a 
note hard glassy tuck and v/as given by both 
“ sexes. The females were generally the 
most numerous. They flew down to bathe 
in the little slough and then went up in 
the trees to dry their feathers. 'They beat 
drying the water out of their tails with their 
" wings. A pair of robins chased them 
away from the tree containing their nest. 
’.Then I went up to watch them bathe they 
left. 
