April 22, 1899 - Saturday. 
Saw a kiTldeer in Draper’s pasture by the 
bridge this afternoon. It was white underneath 
breast white v/ith two broad bars of black, 
throat white, bill black; crown light brown 
edged with black; back grey brown; feathers 
edged v/ith ochraceous buff, rump buff rather 
reddish; tail short tipped with brovmish white; 
rest black; underside of wings white, primaries 
and secondaries black barred with white, toes 
3 first and second slightly webbed third free, 
legs rather long. 
Apri1 23, 1899 - Sunday . 
This morning I saw a bTad£pol-l warbler in 
our west yard. It was a male; side v/ith stripe 
of black; crown black; belly white; side stripes 
joined on breast, lower breast yellow; lores 
black; throat white; outer tail feathers yellow; 
rump white; back dark olive brown; wings nearly 
black. It gave a note like chick and caught 
insects on the wing. 
In the front yard a female ruby crowned king- 
lit was hunting through a Norway spruce. Under¬ 
neath pale yellowish green; back olive brown; 
wings darker than back and barred with white; 
crown olive brown. At long intervals it gave a 
note like chit-it . Sometimes it captured insects 
on the wing. 
Went over in T. Hackett's woods this after- 
no °n. It had turned colder. Saw a male hairy 
woodpecker flying. At every glide it gave a 
loud rattling note. When it lit it drummed a 
little. 
April 27, 18 99 - Thursday . 
This morning there were half a dozen of 
purple Martins flying around the schoolhouse. A 
strong wind v/as blowing. One would soar tipping 
from side to balance. Its tail helped. A male 
held his wings stiff and let the wind blow him 
backward. Once he tipped over. 
