v/as very wild. 
Four bluejays lit above me in a tree. I 
think that they are the remainder of that flock. 
They had their mouths open and gave the love 
bote, as though courting. IVent over to Foil's 
barn. Counted 78 cliff swallows nests from the 
complete dwelling to a few daubs of mud. Some 
were on their nest. The sparrows acted as though 
they would like to take possession. There were 
26 nests under the eaves of RistaU's blacksmith 
shop. A female English sparrow came out of one. 
Came home through the fields. Saw a male 
bobolink. His wings were drooped. 
By the ditch I saw a family of young song 
sparrows. The young had plain breasts and looked 
like English sparrows. 
Tonight a male bam swallow flew into our 
barn. The female came and they both flew off. 
Tonight there were three eggs in that post 
by Patterson's. The male was near. 
May 28, 1900 - Mon day. 
This morning the "martins are building their 
best. They roosted in the box last night. The 
female would sail around and then drop in the 
boad and get a stx’aw. She would carry it in and 
then give a queer rolling note. 
Some cliff swallows were examining the eaves 
of our barn this morning. 
After recess the martin was getting material 
on the school grounds. A cliff swallow was with 
her. 
Tonight I noticed that a nest was started in 
the eaves of our barn. 
Went down to the railroad bridge after school. 
The Baltimore orioles were near the nest. I 
fastened o rope to the limb and drew it down. 
There wore 4 eggs in it. They were white 
scrawled with black. Took one. The nest was 
bough on the outside. Found two catbirds nest 
in that thicket. One v/as in a willow about 5 feet 
above the water. The other was in a bush about 6 
feet from the ground. Found a chipping- sparrows 
