Saw a pair of white-throated, sparrows in a 
crush-filled, water course. They were very secretive 
for a moment I began to think that they v/ere 
nesting hut a careful search revealed nothing. 
As I went fart lie r hack the hills receded and 
the ground was covered with stones above which 
grew a rather dense oak, maple and hickory second 
growth, chewinks were fairly abudant and seemed 
o be established for the summer. The males sat 
generally in a commanding position on a tree or 
s apling which was bare of leaves near their 
Perches and sang at regular intervals. 
Scarlet tanagers of the male denomination 
and very abundant I saw thirty or forty during 
the afternoon. 
This seemed to be the chosen ground of golden 
I n ged warblers and I saw and heard a number. 
°toetimes an extra note was added to the song 
^king it tzee t zee tzee tzee. 
In Schtnketts Lane on my way home I saw a 
°ng straw protruding from a bush and going up 
0 it saw a nest about 1-1/2 feet from the ground 
n a raspberry bush. It was much like a chipping 
Parrows nest but a number of long straws pro- 
ruded all around the foundation. It contained 
b *° e ggs greenish in color, spotted with rufous 
rown. They were very handsome and 1 left them 
°r nextweek. 1'hey belonged I think to the tree 
Harrow. 
Saw a black-billed cuckoo on Brilliott's hill, 
was hunting through the tops of the second 
Kr owth along the road. 
May 19, 1905 -Tuesday. 
st toorning ae X sat on hoag's porch I was 
Q .^ ,rt i 9( i by a loud caw er caw er repeated six or 
c ^t times and followed by couk couk couk. It 
^tune f rom a large oak and going around there saw 
x ^ir black-billed cuckoos. The notes were 
^ and sonorous and reminded me slightly of the 
one 0 f the great blue heron. I was much sur- 
lsed to see this bird here in town. 
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