other lit near by and stayed till the other left. 
They chas :d a sparrow hawk that was flying 
around. 
Found a bronzed grackle’s nest in one of Mr. 
Lawton's trees. The female was putting the 
lining in of mud. She flew off chucking and 
calling when I looked in. 
Then 1 went to school. 
Mat Engeln and I went up on the hill to find 
a crow’s nest. "iVe climbed several big trees 
but the nests were all old. One was made of 
grapevine bark. 
Heard the purpl e n&rtins up above me but did 
not see them. 
Saw a black and white creeping warbler. It 
sang once or twice. It had two alarm notes as 
tzeet chit. It was not very wild. It called all 
the time. It was about as big as a redstart and 
was very restless. It did not use its tail but 
zig zagged along the trunks and branches picking 
at the bark and occasionally taking a few insects 
on the wing. The woods were second growth oak, 
and the ground was covered with brush. 
Then we went home. 
Tonight I saw several white-throated sparrows 
going to roost in the pines. The robins were 
there too and flew about calling before going to 
bed with the white-throats. 
Went down in the fields. Seated myself by 
an old spring and listened. The killdeer called 
some and 1 heard the Wilson's snipes. They were 
in front of me but I could not see them. Then I 
went home. 
May 2, 1900- Wednesday . 
This morning a chipping sparrow went in the 
barn. Saw an immense flock of about 200 rusty 
blackbirds. They were very wild. They settled 
to feed but some men shouted at them and they 
flew up. There were both males and females. The 
last ones flew over the front ones while feeding. 
They lit on the plowed ground and on the marsh. 
