ended and another began. It was built on a ledge 
of rock and was protected from the weather by 
another ledge. 
Heard a number of field sparrows singing. 
June 4, 1900 - Monday . 
This morning Jim Seeley and I went down to 
get the rail’s nest. We found that it was too 
firmly built in.o the tussock to lift out. 
Went on and saw both old ones about 3 rods 
from the nest, but did not see the young ones. 
A mourning dove was there getting a drink. I 
saw something move in a tussock of grass and 
poked it with my foot. It ran over my foot and 
flew off. It was a quail. 
Heard a loud note and saw a male Baltimore 
oriole chasing a robin. 
By the house a bank swallow was fighting a 
purple martin on the wing. 
The young pair of martins are down here. 
Got 6 five day old English sparrov/s and 1 egg 
from a nest in Petty's blacksmith shop. 
June 5, 1900 - Tuesday. 
This morning Jim Neeley and I got 9 or 10 
nests of English sparrows from a big tree by 
Maine’s house. 
Found 1 nest with 7 eggs in it. They were 
small. Got 27 all together and broke about 15. 
I think that my robins are building again 
over by Trumble's. 
A Catbird’s nest that I found by the swimming 
hole when just finished has 3 eggs in it. One 
has an umber spot on it. 
This morning 1 looked in that bluebird's nest 
by Patterson's. There were 5 eggs in it. The 
old one had been caught for the inside of the 
nest was torn up and there were 4 tail feathers 
in it. Looked in the phoebe's nest by Dockham’s. 
It had 4 eggs in it. One was spotted a little 
with black. 
