April 8, 1903 - Wednesday . 
This morning 1 was awakened, by the song of 
the house wren. It sang twice before I got up. 
The kinglets of both species came about 7:45 
hunted all through the trees. 
The downy woodpecker is still drumming. I 
w ish he would not begin so early as he always 
^rums just outside my window. 
Then a robin came to bathe. It seemed rather 
afraid of the water and stepped in and out but 
finally put its head under and spattered. Then it 
flew into the oak to dry itself. It wagged its 
ta il rapidly from side to side and flapped its 
"tings against to shake the water out of the feathers. ; 
It gesticulated with wings with the motion of 
a Jew moving his hands. 
A yellow-bellied woodpecker has tapped a maple 
fn the comer of the yard and sits there nearly all 
^ay drinking the. sap and catching a few of the 
flies and other insects that it attracts. 
» The English sparrows were much interested in 
etching it. Some of them went down to bathe but 
a robin chased them away. 
A bluejay came and drank out of the pan keeping 
good watch all the while. He flew up in the oak 
^d dried his bill. Some others flew over and after 
"etching them a minute flew after them quickly. 
Two tree sparrows lit in the top of the oak and 
s ang the full song. It was the most finished and 
e autiful song I have heard from them. It was given 
ln a wild ringing tone like whuts a whuts a v/hew 
sweet and then a trill at the end. 
Saw a robin in True's yard picking up nesting 
Material. 
Bronzed grackles were walking around nervously 
° n various lawn3. They flew at the slightest 
Motion towards them. 
At last I have discovered what the sparrows 
'vant around the yellow-bellied woodpecker's drinking 
°bntain. There were eight or ten of them and they 
