an alarm note like tseet . It sat still 
when it got in a hush or tree and looked 
around. It was a plump bird, as large as an 
English sparrow. 
Then 4 quails flew up with whirring wings. 
Then I saw a myrtle warbler in the top oi 
an elm. Underparts yellowish stripe across 
breast, black and stripes on sides and breast 
fastened to it the same, belly and throat white 
cheeks black, crown grey, middle of tail white, 
tipped with black, notched. The flight was 
tippy. It gave an alarm note like chip and 
another like tsip . They kept to the tops of 
the tall trees; and my neck was nearly broken 
from looking up. Finally one came down to. 
about 20 feet of the ground. They kept still 
while singing. They hopped from branch to 
branch and hunted around in a rather leisurely 
manner. Once when one flew from one tree to 
another it caught an insect with a loud snap. 
Then the quails began to call giving the 
quoi hee note, louder and louder and ending up 
with kfck o weh kek o weh . 
On""my wayTIome I saw a male marsh hawk hunt¬ 
ing around about 4 feet from the ground. He 
flapped his black tipped wings and then sailed; 
twice he lit on the ground. Then I went home. 
April 27, 1900 - Friday. 
This morning before breakfast I heard several 
Baltimore orioles calling. The soft woods are 
in full bloom now. 
After breakfast I went down in the fields. In 
Fiske's pasture I counted 5 meadowlarks within 
10 rods. 
By the river a male song sparrow lit in a 
wL How in front of me and peeped and peered at 
me for some time. 
Heard a male cheewink give an alarm note like 
to whee in a nasal tone. 
A brown thrasher mocked it. 
The nyrtle warblers are not here today. 
Listened to brown thrashers song for some time. 
