1900. 
June 1, 1900 - Friday . 
Tonight, after school I went up on the hill 
above Patterson's. 
Saw a song sparrow on the fence by the lower 
terry patch. It acted as though it had young 
near. I was hunting for a whippoorwill's nest. 
I looked everywhere but did not see it. 
Saw a pair of red-eyed vireos. I think that i 
Was near their nest. 
After going along the hill I went back lower 
down through some thick brush. By that berry 
Patch I started a young field sparrow. I tried 
to capture it but could not. It could fly well. 
There were 5 eggs in that bluebird's nest. 
She was not on it. 
Looked at a phoebe's nest in the eaves of 
Lockham's barn. It had 3 eggs in it. It was 
niade almost entirely of green moss. The female 
Was on it. She pitched down to the ground and 
after skimming along it lit on a fence. The 
fi&le was near. 
Then I went home. 
June 2, 1900 - Saturday . 
This morning while the martins were away I 
climbed up to the box. The nest was bigger than 
that of last and covered nearly the whole bottom. 
Went down on the Island after breakfast. 
The nest was robbed. It belonged to a redstart. 
Someone had found it though it was well concealed. 
was some person as the nest was pulled from the 
branch. That nest in 1!. Maine's woods was of the 
same species. 
It was rather early for nests. I found none 
excepting that of a kingfisher in a bank near the 
dorth western point. It was longer than any arm. 
Saw a young cowbird. It had been raised by a 
Pair of song sparrows. The back and head were 
cusky, feathers margined with buff, breast same 
0Q ly marked more with buff. Tail dusky. 
