For several days I have heard, the per of 
the young rose-breasted, grosbeaks. They are 
spreading out more now. 
June 1 6, 1900 - Saturday . 
This morning I catight one of the young 
grosbeak*s. It tried to fly to a tree and 
missed and flew into my hands. 
Its back was black streaked with cream, 
buff, wings black; greater coverts tipped with 
cream buff, crown black, streak down center 
creamy white, streak from above eye to neck 
same, rest of head grayish, underparts white, 
breast yellowish, bend of wing rose-red. It 
gave a note like skv;g. I let it go. 
June 17, 1900 - Sund ay. 
This morning when 1 went out to the barn a 
Chimney Swift started in but stopped. The 
male barn swallow is getting a mate. He goes 
inside and calls and the females go in. 
Last night Jim Seeley and 1 looked down 
Gorgue*s chimney. About 10 feet from the top 
was a nest with 5 white eggs in it. They were 
rather long. 
Got a sparrow's egg that was nearly round 
out of Hackett's block yesterday afternoon. 
This afternoon I went down across the 
river. Saw some young English sparrows by the 
mill out of the nest. Found a warbling vireos 
nest v.ith nearly fledged young in it. In the 
first elm from the bridge. They were very 
noisy. One gave the alarmnote of the old ones. 
The note was as near as I could get it prezh or 
sometimes per ezh. The female always went in 
a certain w”ay.~~She would come on one side and 
go out around on a set of twigs to the branch. 
The nest was attached. 
All hut one gave a harsh zwee when they were 
fed. The male stood guard over me. He called 
and scolded and sang. Once an inquisitive fe¬ 
male English sparrow lit near and was immediately 
