June 18, 1899 - Sunday. 
This afternoon we v/alkedT from the cable-cars 
to the new house. Saw a western meadowlark on 
a telegraph wire. Its song was like the 
common species except for a few bubbling notes 
at the end. It was very wild. It gave a note 
like tick two or three times. It flew like the 
common species. 
This evening the two Highthawks flew high 
U P in the air and circled around for some time. 
Then they separated and the male flew higher, 
suddenly he rushed down and boomed beside her 
and flew up again. He did it several times. 
He was showing off. ’.lien they are flying the 
white mark on the wing is very conspicuous. 
June 20, 1899 - Tuesday. _ 
Y/ent out to Minnehaha falls this" a'fternoon. 
Saw a female golden winged warbler in a patch 
of brush east of the falls. It was a new bird 
to me. Crown yellow; wing bars yellow; under¬ 
parts whitish; line through black; back dark 
slaty gray; note sharp chit . It flew in a bush 
looked at me and then flew along ground. 
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June 22, 1899 - Thursday. 
When the English sparrow goes to alight it 
spreads its tail to stop its momentum. Saw a male 
and a female on the sidewalk on Ninah Ave. The 
toale spread his tail and drooped his baii wings 
and strutted around chirping loudly but she 
picked him whenever he came near. 
June 23, 1899 - Friday . 
From my window 1 can see a cupola surmounted 
with a horse and an arrow for a weathervane. This 
is a favorite place for all kinds of birds. This 
m orning the robin with the queer notes in his song 
was on it. His mate sat on the horse and he was 
above on arrow. After them a male cowbird lit 
f ° r an instant uttered his song and left. Next 
a red-headed woodpecker called and drummed a 
