at all trut just went with and sang. Went up and 
looked at the nest. Another nest possibly a 
fresh one hung from the same crotch perhaps a 
first effort of the same pair. This was also 
made of wool and bark. 
T. Hacketts Woods. - 10:30 a.m. 
June 15, 1902 . 
This morning 1 went down in Fiske's pasture. 
Heard a queer note and following it into the 
meadow found two young vesper sparrows. They 
were unable to fly for the tips of the wing 
feathers just showed out of their cases. The 
legs were very much developed and they could 
Hop quite a distance. 
The down still clung to their feathers in 
roany places. I found them out of the nest and 
about 20 feet apart. 1 placed them near a post 
and went to the house for a pencil. When 1 
returned I could not find them for about half 
an hour. As soon they saw me they became 
silent finally I crawled up close and then stood 
and found them. The female was very anxious 
though not at all wild. The feeding note was t see 
.g-e . she gave a note like tsit . In a very sharp 
tone, she would hope around or sit within a 
few feet of me. The male came once and then went 
aw ay after the female had chased him from a post. 
The birds looked some like young chippies except 
that the heads were not striped. They showed 
the white tail feathers already. 
The back was mottled with black and rufous. 
The breast was white streaked with black. One 
had a much stronger voice than the other. The 
weaker one sounded like a grasshopper. The 
c ailnote was chip or chip chip or chor it. They 
were silent and kept quiet while 1 had them. 
They could perch readily. 
Fiske's Meadow 9:00 a.m. 
