Climbed, into a big maple over-hanging the 
river. 
Saw a male redstart minus tail. It appeared 
to he changing color. Maybe it was a young one. 
A busy white-breasted nuthatch came down 
within 6 feet of me and got a worm. After 
awhile a black and white creeping warbler flew 
to a bunch of leaves and pulled up a big white 
moth. It was the ermine md^th. He beat it 
against the tree and finally swallowed it with 
a great effort. It did not brace with its tail. 
Then I went home. 
July 22, 1900 - Sunday. 
This afternoon I went down on the island. A 
family of catbirds were flycatching in the first 
woods. 
hatched a song sparrow feeding by a patch of 
weeds, numbers of American goldfinches were fly - 
ing around in small flocks or pairs. 
Heard the song of the yellow-throated vireo, 
and a single harsh note followed it up and an old 
one was feeding a young one. The young one follow 
ed it and fluttered its wings. Saw catbirds eat¬ 
ing chokerberries. 
Then I went home. 
July 25, 1900 - Monday . 
This noon when I v/ent down to the cooper 
shop I saw a male goldfinch feeding on some cat¬ 
nip seed in front of Dr. Jones. The seeds were 
just formed. 
July 24, 1900 - Tuesuay. 
This afternoon I started to look for a meadow¬ 
larks nest that Mr. Fiske found while he was 
mowing. It began to rain and 4 or 5 spotted 
sandpipers took wing from a pond. Then I went 
in out of the rain. 
Tonight after suppier I saw the male cedar 
waxwing fly to the nest. He fed the female and 
looked under her. They moved around below the 
rim of the nest and I could not see much. 
