in the mouth and then it would he swallowed. 
Although the birds sat still their tails were con¬ 
tinually wagging and I could tell what they were 
a glance because of this. They kept in hedge- 
r °ws and bushy places. For instance they were 
very common on the river bank from the old pasture 
®° plum orchard on the north side of the river. 
In Seeley’s pasture were six or eight female 
c owbirds feeding around the cows. They would get 
within six inches of their noses as they fed and 
So in between their feet and stand by their hoofs 
Without any fear whatever. They had the regular 
nQ rvous blackbird walk with jerking tails and pre- 
0c cupied looks. 
In Seeley’s marsh I saw a single sora. It 
^alked along with jerking head and tail in water 
k&t i n places was nearly up to its body. When it 
Sot behind cover it ran swiftly and finally hid. 
lifted its feet high and took long steps. 
A single male tree sparrow skulked in a tangle 
tag alder and brush. He was very retiring. I 
c °dld hardly tell what he was. 
A Virginia rail jumped up and flew a short 
^stance with hanging feet. Yhen it lit it ran 
thickly into the grass and hid. 
Song sparrows flew up out of little patches 
dried grass. They were hard to catch sight of 
^ te r they lit as they skulked so across from 
Q hemlocks. I heard a nasal nack nack nack and 
ooking up saw a red-breasted nuthatch in the top 
tv, 811 e ^ m * There must be quite a movement among 
^Qm as I have seen two today and only one other 
^•1 the spring. 
. Saw a female palm warbler but did not recognise 
t at first. They was a flock of about twenty-five 
r thirty feeding in the short-grass here. They 
more common this year than ever before. They 
c ca.sionally gave notes like tsee and tsit besides 
110 sharper note. 
. A kingfisher flew by with somethingdark held 
Qngthwise in his bill. By the time I got the 
988 up it was past. It went straight down to 
