MAY 
May 2, 1899 - Tuesday . 
This morning itf wa's raining but a song 
sparrow sang. It gave two songs with a pause be¬ 
tween. 
May 5, 1899 - Wednesday. 
This morning before going to school I saw a 
catbird fly from one of our trees across the 
road with a quick up and down motion as if it 
was turning somersaults. It sang all the time. 
When it lit it spread its wings and tail and 
puffed out its feathers. Then it sang faintly 
and acted as if it was wounded. An English 
sparrow was watching it. The catbird gave a 
black-bird-like chuck and made as if to pounce 
on the sparrow which flew away. 
Over on the school-ground I took the song 
of a song sparrow. Chip chip chip pur sic _a tay 
yo. ; sip a tur was sometimes added after a pause, 
“hen I would think that the song was ended by 
the inflection, a few more notes would be added. 
May 4, 1899 - Thursday. 
This morning I saw a male palm warbler in the 
trees near the house. I took this description 
of its crown chestnut; back olive brown; ring 
around neck bright orange-yellow; under parts 
yellow streaked with rufous; line over eye yellow; 
Underside of tail and belly soiled white; wing bar 
white; black line through eye; back finely penciled 
with brown; dark rufous band on breast; nearly as 
large as English sparrow. The bill was short and 
slightly curved; tail medium; notched. It got 
something from the pine needles. Generally as it 
started to fly it would give a sharp metallic tsic. 
