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two bitter nuts placed, there I think by a 
read—headed woodpecker* as this is a haunt of 
theirs. On crossing the fence I was greeted 
by the chirp of a song sparrow in a willow. 
The song sparrov; generally flits its tail and 
opens its wings with a jerk to emphasize its 
remarks. Then I crossed the field and vent 
down in a cool ravine; coming up out of this I 
crossed a fence and entered a place covered with 
hazel brush and gooseberry bushes with a few 
thornapple trees and elms. After going nearly 
to the edge of the woods, a grapevine growing 
out over the river attracted ny attention and 
approaching it I heard a bird moving on it. I 
came closer and a catbird mewed but I did not 
see it. On entering the woods I saw two warbling 
vireo 3 . They were hunting »n an elm. Their 
note was a faint tseep . Further on a red-eyed 
vireo was singing to himself. Here’s a bug ) 
Here *s a worm . See him? * 
' Ac'roVs* - the river’ I could hear the nasal 
yank yank of a white breasted nuthatch. I was 
now in the plum orchard, about l/3 mile from 
home having gone about a mile but in a round 
about way, and observed a flock of 6 or 8 
chickadees. The gentle_trustful little birds 
gave a note like tsShp-e seep-i, something like 
the whistle of a gopher. One lit on a limb a 
few feet away, and gave a loud %dee-dee-dee-dee . 
I then returned to the field, and as I was 
sitting under a tree a hummingbird flew close 
over my head. Then I went home. On my way I 
lost my notebook, (It was this one) but it was 
found by Mrs. Fisk, after I had hunted all over 
for it. 
September 14, 1899 - Thursday . 
The Maryland yellowthroat soolds when no one 
is around. I was over on the school ground when 
