Some bronzed gracklas were feeding in 
Fiske»s marsh and farther on several were with 
some red-winged blackbirds in an oatfield. A 
3 ingle female of the later species was sitting 
In the willows along the river. She gave a note 
like quit and jerked her tail nervously but did 
not seem much afraid. 
Several myrtle warblers of both sexes were 
in the old pasture. They were very active. One 
flew out and got an insect just above the surface 
of the v/ater. They gave their call notes con¬ 
tinually. Insects were caight with a snap of 
the bill. The song was pleasing, rippling 
warbler of rather an uncertain character. 
In the hackberry pasture I saw a single 
sparrow hawk flying. It set its wings and 
Sailing to the top of a tree alighted gracefully 
an d pumped its tail several times. The nesting 
tree was cut down last winter but I hope they 
will stay here. 
Two female cowbirds came flying towards a 
tree in a male was sitting. He flew out to meet 
them and circling around came back in graceful 
Sailing curve. Two males came by chasing two 
females. They wheeled and turned around and one 
^le passing close to the others mate fell to 
c hasing her while the other took after the bird 
the first had abandoned. This goes to show the 
Weakness of the conjugal instinct. 
The palm warblers became much excited at 
the passing of a mink through the grass and 
several worked up closer to me. They fed along 
in the grass now jumping up in the air after an 
insect and now flying a short distance taking a 
from a stick maybe on the way. They were 
not so active as the other Dendr o ica . 
frequently they sat still looking around for 
a minute until they saw an insect and then getting 
it»» If a moth was captured, I would see a quick 
*iive and then the bird would draw back. The moths 
Wings would show an instant as it was worked back 
