Saw an American Goldfinch sing on the wing, 
it flight was direct while singing. The wings 
were opened and closed very qu ickly . 
August 9, 1899 - Wednesday . 
This morning before breakfast when I was 
cleaning out the barn a robin lit in the drive 
way. The floor was covered with chaff from a 
load of hay that had just been put in the mow a 
day or two before. The Robin ran about inside 
getting insects. She went under the buggies 
after crickets and came within 10 feet of where 
I was pitching out straw. 
This morning I went hunting over in b. Voll s. 
A female Harsh Hawk flew over with a screaming 
Ke-e-e-y-tr-r-r. Some Bluejays mocked it so 
closely that I could hardly tell the difference. 
I took a snap shot at her at long range but 
missed. Her mate joined her. She dashed down 
through a tree after a squirrel. I shot again 
and got the squirrel but not her. The white rump 
was a conspicuous mark. They flew low. There 
were about 30 Barn Swallows under the bridge. 
They were mostly young ones. One note that they 
gave sounded like pere pere . The twittering song 
was very pretty when given in concert. 
The old ones stuck to the rough timbers 
in woodpecker fashion. 
August 13, 1899 - Sunday. 
This morning 'i "timed a Bob-white. It whistled 
once in 8 seconds . 
August 14, 1899 - Monday. 
This afternooon l climbed into a wild Black 
Cherry tree. First a robin came. She would 
grab one and fly off as if afraid of detection. 
The tree was in Draper’s meadow. She was follow¬ 
ed by several others. 
