split off "but still hung on. It formed a little 
hollow 3 or 4 inches deep. The nest was in 
there. It contained 2 snowwhite eggs. It was 
about 10 feet from the ground. 
Went on back to the marsh. Scared up a young 
meadowlark but could not catch it. 
Saw a young red-wing. It could fly well. 
Caught one as it sat on some grass. 
Underparts grey streaked with creamr-buff, 
upper parts black, feather tipped with buff, head 
black finely streaked with buff, face bare ex¬ 
cept around ear. The down still hung to the 
ends of the feathers. The note was a sharp 
steely tsink . 
The male called and chucked and hovered over 
me while I was examining it. 
I set it on a post and it flew into the 
grass. The female came with food but did not 
feed it. 
The male had a curious habit of examining Ms 
toes. 
Then I went home. 
About 4 tonight I v/as down by Engleraann’s. I 
heard the male martin’s war cry and sav; him 
chasing a Cooper’s hawk. He dashed down by it 
giving the note. 
Then he had a fight with a kingbird in the 
air. 
June 13, 19C0 - Wednesday . 
This morning about 10 o’clock T rode out to 
Spaulding's. Saw a number of vesper sparrows. 
Some had young. They and the English sparrov/s 
fed together. 
Boy Spaulding showed me a chimney swift's nest 
in an ice house. It was dark in there. The 
nest contained 3 white eggs. I took one. The 
nest was made of twigs glued together and was 
quite thick. The hollow was deep. The eggs 
just stayed in. It was built in this manner. 
