came out. 
Saw another quail. It was under a log. Took 
10 cocoons and a handful of coons hair out of 
an old chicadees nest. 
Saw a number of phoebe's. 
The mourning doves coo is like coo-oo-coo~ah 
coo . 
Found a crow’s nest. They were just building 
it. Saw the barn swallow, getting mud again. 
A chimney swift dipped into the water 3 times. 
It held its wings above its back. 
Then we went home. 
Tonight Clarence and I were out watching the 
purple martins. Suddenly three meadowlarks 
dropped at our feet. They were fighting. One 
sang and another ran behind the woodpile. Then 
they flew off. 
A few days ago I saw a song sparrow with no 
tail. 
April 29, 1900 - Sunda y. 
This morning 1 saw a male rose-breasted 
grosbeak over by Grey's. He sang very sweetly. 
He trilled and pit in extra notes at the end. 
Saw a bluejay eating an acorn. It held it 
under its foot and pounded it. 
This afternoon I went up to the graveyard. 
Chipping sparrows were thick. 
Found a phoebe's nest on a ledge above the 
window in the tool house. The old bird stayed 
on until I was a few feet below her and then 
went off. There were 3 eggs in it. 
Coming back I stopped at Northrup's to get 
a drink. On a board under the eaves of the 
spring house was another^ Phoebe's nest. The 
old one placed some material there and then flew 
off. 
l>own by the creamery I heard some young 
English sparrows in a nest. 
Tonight over by Dockham's I saw an English 
sparrow fly off with a large white hen's feather. 
A robin lit just above me and sang. 
