I think that they are first beginning to nest. 
The males sat on the tip top of some dead trees 
high above the ground and sang making up in 
persistence what they lacked in music. I have 
never found one of their nests. 
Heard two Maryland yellow-throats singing 
but did not see either as they were across the 
river. 
Least flycatchers were thick. I heard them 
calling chebec and another single note in all 
directions. 
Heard one song that puzzled me but finally 
I made the bird out to be the cerulean v/arbler. 
The song was a distinctive one something like 
that of Compsothlypis Americana usneae. It was 
.gQe zee zee zee zee zee zee-e-e- es. The last two 
uotes trilled. The birds kept to"the tops of the 
trees and were very restless, a distinction 
ni ark was a dark line across the white breast. 
The light shone so in ny eyes that it was hard to 
see colors. I saw two or three. They were 
Persistent singers. Two fought and chased each 
°ther through the branches. One lit close to me 
and sang. They kept their wings drooped. They 
hunted through the delicate sprays of half opened 
leaves rarely going among the larger branches 
although restless they hunted one tree through 
thoroughly before going to another. The song 
could be heard for quite a distance. 
Saw a magnolia warbler. It kept well hidden 
In a maple that was fully leaved out making it 
hard to watch it. The song was a low warble like 
j[iss wise wlss wiss we sag . Heard a Wilson 
thrush sing but did not see it. 
Crossed the river on some flood trash. A 
^le song sparrow became much excited and I went 
along carefully looking for a nest. About 30 
feet from where I began to look the female flew up 
®^d I found the nest in a little hollow near the 
top of the river bank. It was hidden by nettles 
other plant growths. It contained four Song 
sparrow and two cowbird eggs. I collected it for 
j^lot hrus ater . 
Furthereon a mourning dove tumbled off from 
