A yellow warbler was 'building her nest along 
the edge of the river in a hazel bush. It was made 
°f weed strippings and other soft materials. 
She scolded sharply if any one came near. Some 
children called her a wild canary. 
A male meadowlark acted rather anxious and 
going over there I flushed his mate but could not 
find a nest. 
Bed-winged blackbirds were thick around the 
s&rsh. They called excitedly all the time. 
Occasionally both males and females circled up 
to about fifty feet above the marsh and then 
s ailed down again. 
Bank swallows were building in Seeley's sand 
t'ank. Some nests were just begun, while others 
^sre being lined. Some men came for sand and the 
whole flock of about twenty-five swept off down 
along the river in a body. 
Saw a Maryland yellow-throat give the flight 
song, some parts of it were like the ordinary 
s °hg, while others were different. Saw two 
soras. They came up out of the marsh and flew a 
short distance with hanging feet. 
May 17, 1903 - Sunday. 
This mornipg before breakfast X went up on 
th e hill. 
About the first thing 1 heard was a golden- 
^inged warbler. It kept up in the tops of the 
^rees and as the leaves on the oaks were not fully 
out I had a good look at it. It seemed to be 
ofbging more than feeding and sometimes sat still 
f°r quite a while preening its feathers. It seems 
lUeer that I never saw them before this year. 
^aybe there are an unusual number this season. 
They seem to prefer brushy country without thick 
k*Sh trees. I find them in oak thickets and dry 
s ide hills. 
Then a Cape May Warbler lit for a minute in 
U tree top. It gave a faint tsit and was gone 
lying with a quick up and down flight. 
