The tree sparrow tried to sing hut the other 
would not let him. Another small flock of robins 
flew over and all were singing. They were about 
150 feet up. The robins on the ground seemed 
to be much agitated. 
This afternoon I went dov/n to the barred owl's 
nest. It had two eggs in it. Saw a flock of 
about 20 rusty blackbirds. They were singing. 
The yellow eye was a prominent feature. 
Saw a sparrow hawk fly over. It gave a note 
like killy killy killy. 
April 7, 1900 - Saturday . 
This morning a kingfisher flew over. This is 
the second one that I have seen. 
went down to the island after breakfast. The 
thickets were ringing with bird songs— The Pox 
Sparrow, the Tree Sparrow, and the Song Sparrow. 
The loud rising Oriole like Fox Sparrow's song 
was the most noticeable. They were rather shy. 
The tree sparrows were the tamest for they sang 
only a few feet away. The fox sparrows song 
was so cool. It reminded me of a cool wood in 
the summer time, with water running through it. 
They scratch the dead leaves over briskly in 
search of seeds. One that I watched was still 
so as not to be noticed. They are silent when 
feeding. 
Went around by the bridge. Saw a pair of 
Phoebe's. They twiched their tails up and down 
all the time. They were fly catching. They fleu- 
out and came back without sailing. They 
fluttered their wings in a peculiar manner. 
Saw several fox sparrows scratching in the 
leaves. 
I heard a peculiar song and following it up 
saw that it was a white-eyed vireo. I tried to 
get a description but could not. 
It was very restless and fluttered around after 
