August 24, 1900 - Friday. 
This morning it rained, a flock of about 50 
night hawks flew over. Went up town and by the 
post office I heard a note like that of a spotted 
sandpiper. I looked around and saw it looking 
touch excited at the edge of a puddle of water. 
Went down in Doherety’s field, it was full 
Of water. I thought it was deserted but I saw 
1 killdeer and the another until 6 had been 
reached. They did not know what I was. I kept 
well hidden in the corn. 
Sometimes they wagged their tails like a duck. 
They acted much like robins running with head 
d-Own and then stopping and straightening up. 
They were silent. One spread its wings and 
catching sight of me called in a low tone. They 
dipped once in a while. They dug angle worms. 
Once one found a large worm and jumped away 
from it. Then it took it up and ran. Another 
ran up and picked it up the other going away. 
It picked it up and dropped it several times and 
'then ate it. They dug them as a robin does. One 
Plumed itself. One came quite close. There was 
°ne spotted sandpiper there. Quail whistled and 
goldfinches were thick. Then I went home. 
This afternoon was fishing at the second 
slough. Saw a large flock of nighthawks on the 
V/ ay home. Two great blue herons flew around 
giving a harsh honk. The K_sound was hardly 
Siven. That is as near as 1 can put it on paper. 
The other answered once. They were circling 
around and calling when v:e left. They came quite 
c lose. 
Then I went home. 
August 25, 1900 - Saturday. 
'v/ent fishing this afternoon, on the second 
s lough. Saw 1 red-winged blackbird aid a bronzed 
Srackle. 
Also a family of bluebirds and of phoebes. 
On my way home 1 scared up a great blue heron, 
followed for some distance. It flew with feet 
