Jjsuk varied to tik . He was more active than any 
of “ie others and covered more territory. He 
also clung to the trees and hunted in the crevice 
the hark. 
Louisiana water-thrushes were singing from 
he trees all around me. I could hear three or 
at once sometimes. While following up one 
° these I started a thrush and saw it was a 
hermit and watched it a little. It ran along a 
°g»went on the ground and then was hack in an 
■“•nstant scratching its head with its foot over its 
' ngs, ihen it sat still and looked at me until 
"ty patience gave out and I went on. 
Saw three or four Nashville warblers feeding 
h a patch of gooseberry bushes. They called tsit 
ht did not sing. They were very brilliant birds. 
Pound place where the chewinks and white- 
r °ats had been scratching that looked as if it 
had been gone over with a rake. 
t Saw a palm warbler flycatching, flirting its 
ail like a phoebe. Two others were wading around 
tam^* 16 Wa ^ r a ^^1® gully, They were very 
In going around a brush pile I got a 
omentary glimpse of a chestnut-sided warbler. I 
allowed it around trying to get a closer glimpse, 
i it but it kept well hidden in the brushpile. 
kept its wings hanging and looked very handsoma. 
was restless that I could follow its movements 
e asiiy. 
r Saw a number of brown thrashers by the rail- 
Oad bridge. One gave a low song and another 
awered with a perfect imitation of a Baltimore 
0l "iole song. 
May 3, 1903 - Sunday. 
th ,J ^ S rooming before breakfast 1 went down in 
e fields. It was quite warm, although there was 
CQ in the puddles. 
A spotted sandpiper was feeding in Fiske’s 
rs h. It raised its wings in a nervous hesitating 
