April 15, 1899 ~ Thursday . 
Went down to the river before breakfast. 
Crossed Fisk’s meadow and quietly approached 
the fence of Lav/ton’s pasture. 
A flicker was hunting on the ground a rod 
or so off. Head and throat fawn; back brownish 
breast fawn spotted with black; belly white 
spotted with black; triangular red spot on back 
of head; rump white; underside of wings golden 
yellow; bill black, yellowish on end. The tail 
was used as a brace. The rump showed 
conspicuously in flight. It was eating ants. 
April 14, 1899 - Friday . 
Went down in the fields before breakfast. 
There were not many birds about. A song sparrow 
sang while hunting for food on the ground. 
April 15, 1899 - Saturday . 
Shot a male bronzed grackle this morning. 
Crown and neck steel-blue with reflections. 
Primaries and secondaries black; tail long and 
black, back black with bronze reflections; belly 
and underside of wings black breast same as back, 
eyeball yellow, bill and feet black, very strong. 
The com'-.on note was an asthmatic spee cha g iven 
with spread wings and tail. 
April 20, 1899 - Thursday . 
Shot a bluejay this morning. Back light blue 
belly white; breast drab; v/ings blue tertials 
tipped with white and barred with black; 
secondaries same; outer tail feathers tipped with 
white and barred with black; lores black; line 
around neck and extending down the breast black 
undertail coverts white, crest blue; the tongue 
was slightly notched at the end. 
