They both sang. Then I went home. 
Tonight I was sitting over hy Trurable's when a 
strange bird, flew in an elm. I could not mistake 
it. It was the red-breasted nuthatch. It hopped 
around on the outer twigs. It got a measuring 
worm once and held it in its bill for some time. 
It resembled the white-breasted in form and bill. 
It was silent. I followed for a few minutes when 
it flew towards the track. I think that I saw 
another but would not be certain. 
It paid no attention to an English sparrow 
that lit near it. 
After a little I thought that I saw it flying 
but was not sure. 
June 18, 1S0Q - Monday . 
This morning when I got up I heard a Maryland 
yellowthroat singing down by the ditch. The 
song v/as like ta t sickory tsickory tsickory . 
V/ent down there. 
Heard the martin’s war cry and saw him and 
several cliff swallows chasing a Cooper’s hawk. 
After breakfast he was chasing another in 
company with a kingbird. 
A chimney swift went in the barn and then came 
out without lighting. 
Went down to Seeley's to watch the bank 
swallows. 
Looked in the martin house. They had built 
the nest over one of the holes. The female was 
on it. The male sat in the top of a silver maple. 
There were th^holes in the bank. I think 
that the swallow uses her feet to throw dirt out 
with as the dirt came out on each side of the 
hole. The males sang. They hovered in front of 
the hole while she dug. Then I went home. 
June 23 , 1900 - Saturday . 
Looked in that pho¥be~ r s on pockhanfs barn. 
It contained 4 young. 
The bluebird’s nest was empty. 
