hy his mate on the fence and edged over towards 
hsr with spread wings giving a hissing note and 
she flew, 
Fiske’s meadow - 8:15 a.m. 
July 6, 1902, 
This afternoon I was down hy Skunk Rocks. 
Heard a pair of kingbirds high in the air and 
looking up saw them hovering.At once I thought 
''Hawk" and on the next instant a Coopers hove 
in sight. A goldfinch that had been singing 
happily flew up and hovered around calling pee 
^2®, and pity . The kingbirds attacked the Hawk 
& nd it lit in Dickie’s woods. 
Skunk Rocks - 3:00 p.m. 
July 6, 1902, 
This afternoon I went down the track. Saw a 
vesper sparrow singing from the top of a tele- 
gi'aph post. This was a rather unusual height 
i’°i‘ the bird. Generally they go no higher than 
a fence post. 
Railroad track near Voeck’s Marsh - 2:25 p.m. 
July 8, 1902. 
This morning I was down in Fullmers. Y/atched 
a song sparrow preening its feathers. It would 
turn its bill down as far as possible to get at 
the feathers on its breast. In scratching its 
head the foot was brought up over the w r ing. 
It was very alert and attractive in its actions. 
Dan Fullmers - 10:15 a.m. 
July 8, 1902.' 
This morning I went over on Fullmers. A 
Vesper sparrow flew up, lit on a fence post then 
ttoved to a wire and finally returned to the 
ground. I sat down a short ways off and watched 
t• It seemed to prefer the pasture where the 
grass was short. It went through the grass like 
a mouse which gives it its country name of mouse- 
rd. it was feeding on grasshoppers and other 
