April 30, 1903 - Thursday . 
This afterno’on about four o’clock Art Rudy 
I went up in the River Woods. It had been 
°°ld all day with snow but was quite warm then. 
%rtle warblers flew along through the 
bushes ahead and I saw two handsome Nashville 
w&rblers hopping around on the ground. The way in 
which they clung to the side of a nearly 
P®rpendicular mud bank seemed almost marvelous. 
White-throated sparrows were very thick and 
I Saw half a dozen juncos and some tree sparrows. 
A Pair of hermit thrushes flew up ahead and then 
0ne of them went to feeding. It ran quickly along 
a log and caught a miller and then stood looking 
Q t me in that position, butkf’over almost to the 
ground and with its tail thrown over its back in 
* Perfectly ludicrous manner, more like a catbird 
«han a thrush. 
Saw two bobwhites, a pair in a brushpile. 
ihey have begun mating already. 
Five palm warblers were hopping around on the 
ground wagging their tails and calling chit sharply. 
|bey sang somewhat in the manner of myrtle warblers 
II a weak trilling tone. The was low that it was 
^d to catch. I copied down two varieties of it 
as best I could. Ghee wee see chit te chit te chit 
. ^i chit it and chis-s-sy chis-s-sy chis-s-sy 
. They chased each other around on the 
ground. They must have come last night in the 
storm. 
, Heard a house wren in Leiders addition on 
be way back. It sat on the top of post singing and 
°°ked like a chipping sparrow, V.hen 1 tried to 
a Pproach closer it flew over a v/oodpile and dis¬ 
appeared. 
MAY 
May 1, 1903 - Friday. 
This mornTng after breakfast 1 went over in 
he river woods. A ruby-crowned kinglet fed in 
r ° nt showing no fear whatever. I came to within 
