it was l/E mile from any house English sparrows 
were present. Suddenly the robin lit on the edge 
of the nest "but saw me and flew off uttering a 
loud pimp . she scolded me from a tree nearby. 
Then I went on. 
Heard an English sparrow give a note like 
the cwa of a thrasher as it flew. 
Saw to flickers on a fence post bobbing and 
bowing to each other. They were on opposite 
sides of the post and it looked as if they were 
Playing peek-a-boo giving a note like whick-ah all 
the time. They flew with a bounding flight. I 
was watching a warbling vireo when it caught an 
insect on the v/ing with a loud snap. It was 30 
ieet away and I heard it plainly. Took the follow¬ 
ing description of a V/ood Pewee. Underneath 
whitish; breast darker; upper parts olive brown, 
■'hen' it flew it uttered a conversational note 
like chwitt chwitt . 
Found a catbird's nest the outside of which 
was composed of bark. It contained 2 young and 1 
6 Eg> Then I went home. 
JULY. 
July 1, 1899 - Saturday. 
This afternoon 1 went down in the fields. 
Took the following description of a bobolink; 
nnderparts, head, tail and patch on back black; 
lower back white ; upper back, nape and shoulders 
ochraceous buff. 
Visited the thrasher’s nest. Bill black; 
■ wer mandible yellow^ eyeball yellow; bill slightly 
Ve d. Then I went home. 
July 2, 1859 - Sunday . 
V/ent across the river this afternoon. By the 
bridge there were a flock of English sparrows. 
There was one freak. The end half of its wings 
an< l rump were pure white. The brown on it was 
lighter than on the others. 
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