May 15, 1900 - Tuesday. 
Looked at a chipping sparrows nest that I 
had put in. a tree and it was torn to pieces. 
Tonight I found an English sparrow's nest 
with 6 eggs in it. They were different colored. 
Found a catbirds nest it was just started. 
Ma y 16, 1900 - Wednesday . 
This morning several times T saw a male rose¬ 
breasted grosbeak sing on the wing. 
A flock of about 6 cedar waxwings flew over. 
They are quite rare. 
Several pair of American goldfinches stay 
around hare. They sing. 
Tonight after supper I took a walk in the 
fields. Saw where another catbird's nest was 
started in front of Smith’s. In some vines by 
their house was a chipping sparrows nest with 
eggs in it. 
The killdeer flew off the nest and followed 
me around flying over my head occasionally. 
Saw tv/o Y/ilson’s snipe. Th^ bobbed a little 
like a spotted sandpiper. 
Found another song sparrow’s nest in the 
ditch. There was nothing in it, but it looked 
new. 
Saw several male and female Indigo buntings. 
They were going to roost in some low bushes. 
Found tv/o nev/ly started rose-breasted gros¬ 
beaks nest. One v/as on an oak limb near the 
river. The male and female were near it. He 
sang. 
Vent on and saw Wilson’s warbler’s they also 
were roosting in bushes. 
Saw a starting of a nest in a bush. It was 
some small bird. (Iiedstart). 
Went on. Saw two wood pewees. One caught 
insects on the wing and always came back to the 
same perch. 
On farther saw a T/ilson's thrush. It lifted 
its wings and then brought them c.own. Then I 
went home. 
