June 3, 1899 - Saturday . 
This afternoon noon I heard a continual 
chipping noise coming from Fiskes garden. 
Followed it up and found a chipping sparrow’s 
nest. It contained 4 young. They were cover¬ 
ed with parasites and were very noisy. Over 
hy Spahrs I heard a bluejay give a note that 
sounded like the turning of an ungreased axle. 
June 4, 1899 - Sunday . 
This afternoon' 1 went over to the sloughs. 
By second slough on the side covered with 
Brush I found a wood thrushes nest. It was 
about 4 feet from the ground in an oak sapling 
and wa3 in plain sight of the path. It was 
placed at a juncture of a branch to the tree. 
It was made of leaves, grass and rootlets. The 
inside was mud. The lining consisted of a few 
pine needles. The grass had lain in water until 
it was black, it much resembled a robin's nest 
and the two blue eggs heightened the delusion 
though they were smaller. Depth of nest 2-l/4 
inches; height 5 inches; width 4-l/2 inches, 
distance around 12-1/2 inches. The old one slid 
off the nest and went away coming back after a 
short time and alighted within 4 feet of me. Took 
the following description of it; head bright 
brown; back, wings and tail duller, underparts 
white streaked with black; flanks spotted; throat 
white. Then I went home. 
June 5, 1899 - Monday . 
Heard a blue jay give a singular note like 
klin^). it was followed by pet el kir. Ntticed 
that the common note of the barn swallow was 
tweet tweet twit. 
