May 25, 1899 - Th ursday. 
This morning I went - down to H. Smith's and 
got that Bronzed Grackle's nest. It was built 
on top of the last years nest last years nest. 
The new one was a trifle smaller. The outside 
was coarse grass and weeds. Then came a layer of 
nrud. The nest was lined v/ith very fine weedstems 
and grass. The foundation of the old nest was 
of mud. Otherwise it was the same. 
May 26, 1899 - Friday. 
Jim Draper went over across - the river this 
afternoon. Found a red-headed woodpecker’s nest 
in a stub by the ravines. It was about 10 feet 
up. It was the enlargement of an old nest. Depth 
18 inches, width at smallest part 3 inches, wider 
at bottom, diameter of hole 2-1/4 inches. The 4 
white eggs were laid on a few white chips at the 
bottom. They were transparent and of a pinkish 
hue. 
F ound a sparrow Hawk’s nest at the bend in a 
broken off basswood. It was about 45 feet up in a 
tree. I could not reach around. Went up with 
n$r climbers. The top had rotted out about 4 feet. 
It was about 2 feet across. The nest in there 
contained 5 slightly incubated eggs, v/hitish pink 
thickly spotted with fine cinnamon brown spots. 
Spots darker on one end. Generally the large. 
Both ends were nearly the same. They were laid on 
a few twigs as large as a leadpencil scantily 
covered v/ith oak leaves. While I was there the 
old ones would fly out from the trees and hover 
about 10 feet over me calling shrilly killy killy 
killy killy. Then v/e v/ent home. 
M ay 27, 1899 - Saturday . 
Went down by Spahr's this morning. By 
Fiske's a catbird was singing. It copied a blue- 
jays love-note and the song of a wood thrush. It 
was raining slightly. 
Found a bluejay’s nest in Spahr’s boxelder. 
The old one sat on it v/ith the bill at an angle 
50°. She staid on till I nearly touched her. 
Then I v/ent home. 
