May 5, 1899 - Friday. 
ir, T ^ is mDrn ^; I round, a Bronzed Grackle’s nest 
a l"° rWay s P ruce H. Smith’s, about 25 feet 
rrassp? 6 “ Wa3 mde of coarse reeds and 
pine na^i f Slde WaS a Cup of mu(i lined » ith 
ml ! I1Ches and needles of spruce were 
J outside. It contained 3 light blue 
edited°wi°th ed i V/it ^ black * ^6 larger spots were 
th chocolate. The spots would rub off. 
May 6, 1899 - Saturday . 
in front V;Mle l00kin ^ at a female sparrow 
a f/ ettey 3 h0Use 1 noti ced that it had 
a whitish line through the eye. 
May 7, 1899 — Sunday. 
Mrs F p^ d % blUe ^ y ' S nest in a li_tt le spruce in 
.Russel s yard. It contained 1 egg. Saw a 
fr“t e oJ 0 p»t t ’r a f ed f r ° sl9ak in a snaU >» a Ple in 
lar-e bill ^ U v/as after bra akfast. The 
jjjf D ?f“ Wa8 yellow 5 **east yellowish spotted 
on the JlT &Ck 8p0t8; bel1 ^ white; the spots 
baci olive h are line over the e ^ e white. 
It ~ I 6 brown; feathers margined with buffy. 
It gave 4 notes; ick^ pick, eek, peek. 
* May 8, 1899 - Monda y, 
thr, “^female was on her nest when I looked in at 
male^was^in'the hiS m0 l nilie after breakfast. The 
nest f i? the same tree * The female staved on the 
2 eggs it!" 3 Within 3 f6et ° f h6r * * he ™ "ere 
varrt He ?f d a P f}“ warbler sin & on the wing in the 
y rd. It was like tree tree too tsink tsink. 
for fSl COmm0n S °^ that it; S^ e_ ^il"e~hunting 
ior food was a series of zees. b 
elm toys! * * SHTjUitab n. sating 
■»et. a iepth e Sll I ,r!; t ' Ur ^. th9 br ° n,led deckle's 
heip*v»f o • , inches, diameter 6 inches - 
SM 8 ln ° h8S! «*««-». 15 inches. 
