the trunk and seated myself on a limb. It did 
not seem to expect danger from above. I sat 
there watching as it tipped and walked around for 
some time. Then it v;ent to a little hillock and 
went to sleep. By this time it was dark. 1 got 
down and crawled on my hands and knees toward. 
It was wet and I continually set my feet in water. 
At last when but a few feet a killdeer flew over 
and called. It circled around for some time. It 
was his love dance. It turned and twisted and 
then sank to the earth. 
It staid still for some time but the sand¬ 
piper was wide awake. V/hen I tried to come near¬ 
er it flew off. Then I went home. 
April 26, 1900 - Thursday. 
This morning about 5:30 I went down in the 
fields. Down in Doherety's I saw a meadowlark 
courting. The male st ood about 6 feet from the 
female, with half spread wings. He gave the 
sputtering note and tr&mbled his wings. The fe¬ 
male made for him, and he ran before her, half 
running and half flying. 
Then I went home. 
This morning the female riartin came v/ith the 
male. They went in the house and sang. 
After breakfast as I was up in the big maple 
tree male and one female purple martin came. They 
did not notice me. One inspected all the holes. 
Two males lit by the female but she chased them 
off. They were about 12 feet away and I was in 
plain sight. 
Y/ent down in the fields after school. In 
Maine’s woods I scared a pair of Brown thrashers. 
They either walked or hopped. One picked the 
rotten wood from a stump, to get grubs. They 
would run after insects and were not very wild. 
Sa*l a. male Cheewink on the ground. 
It was scratching in the leaves. The thrasher 
chased it. 
Saw a pair of bank swallows. Next I saw a 
white-throated sparrow. It was very tame. It gave 
