banner and as I approached flew over to a pond 
farther on. A red-winged blackbird flew up 
about twenty rods off and sang on the wing. His 
®paulettes showed a brilliant patch of red even 
^ that distance. 
A mixed flock of bronzed grackle and cowbirds 
lit in a tree ahead of me. Bather curious to see 
these two together. The grackles were all females. 
Across the river a single male rusty black¬ 
bird gurgled and bubbled his song and then flew 
0n to the \7est. 
VThite-throated sparrows were extremely 
abundant. They flew up in front of me in flocks 
°f about twenty-five and lit in the bushes and 
trees where they sunned themselves or straggled 
along in front of me through the willows and 
brushpiles. They were more peaceable than the 
trees and did not quarrel so much. The song of 
“he males was much in evidence but 1 think that 
“he female predominated. 
White-crowned sparrows were distinguishable 
y their larger size and louder flight. I took 
°ne for a female chewink when it first flew up. 
Saw a red-headed woodpecker on a tree. It 
c alled to me in its usual manner. 
A catbird flew over and lit in the brush. 
This is the first I have seen this year. 
Palm warblers were feeding along the river 
£&k. They easily distinguisable by their note 
an d the habit they have of wagging the tail. 
After breakfast 1 went over in the River 
*°ods. 
A barred owl flew out of a tree and perched 
°^ly a short distance off. The birds paid no 
& ttention to it. 
Saw a few juncos again. They fed on the 
Ground among the leaves and were very wild. 
A parula warbler fed along the bank of the 
r iver on trees overhanging the water and finally 
^6nt across. Occasionally it gave a note like 
It did not sing while I watched it. It 
^as very active. The upper parts were grayish 
P®» patch in the middle of the back greenish 
