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This morning I went over in^Hacketts woods. 
I heard the great crested flycatchers hut did not 
see them. They must have a nest near. The 
mosquitoes were terrible. Once I got a little 
respite from them by getting high up in a broken 
tree but they soon found me out. 
Heard several yellowbilled cuckoos calling. 
Found a red-eyed vireos nest about 6 feet from 
the ground. It was not quite finished. It hung 
°ver a path. 
Found an old nest on the ground - did they 
tear it out to replace it by a new one? Found 2 
female downy woodpeckers at work on their nests. 
They were quite tame. Found a scarlet tanagers 
nest with 2 eggs in it. It v/as in an elm about 
30 feet from the ground. The old ones were near. 
Went over across the fields behind Draper’s. 
Looked at that nest. It had 5 eggs in it. They 
were white wreathed with light cinnamon and dark 
brown at the large end. The female, (redstart) 
Hopped around in the bushes with her wings held 
over her back. She gave an alarm note like chip 
Then I went home. 
The martins are building their nest. Saw a 
male go in with a piece of 'paper three inches 
square, she could hardly manage it. 
Looked in the robins nest on Mrs. pettey’s 
Porch. It had two young ones in it. One had 
swallowed one end and the middle of a piece of 
string. The loop had caught over its bill. I 
loosend it, and it caught on its tongue. I 
finally cut it and it was swallowed. 
This afternoon 1 went down to the ravines. 
The woodpeckers were not around. 
a meadowlark v/as walking around. It v/ould 
Pick up something and then look at me. It called 
anxiously all the time. 
Several sparrows were there. They called and 
fought. They came from Voll's. 
Saw a vesper sparrow. I could hardly see it 
'vhen it was on the ground., 
a mourning dove lit near and began to coo. It 
