A great horned owl hooted twice . 
A rohin attempted to sing. It was much 
broken up. They called to each other and 
were gathering to roost. 
They fought with bluejays and with each 
other. 
Saw a phoebe. It flew into a tall basswood 
when it saw me. 
Heard a song sparrow sing. It was as clear 
a song as ever. 
Saw two flickers giving the whick ah note. 
Some robins were hunting on a piece of greens¬ 
ward that lay in the shade. Then I went home. 
September 26, 1900 - Wednesday. 
This recess I" "went down in Lawton’s pasture 
to see if there were any killdeer there, a part 
of it was covered with water for the rain of 
last night. At the farther side of this pool I 
saw a V/ilson’s snipe I started towards them and 
shaped my path so as to pass 10 feet away. As I 
got even a killdeer jumped and the snipe follow¬ 
ed with a note like kreek. 
Then I went back. 
Tonight after school I vent down in the fields. 
In hoherety's field I saw the snipe and 3 kill- 
heer. Sat down to watch them. They retreated a 
short distance. The snipe stretched its wing and 
followed feedirgas it went. I could see the 
Motion of the throat in swallowing sometimes. 
They stopped in a sunny place and staid still with 
head on breast for some time. One killdeer got 
° n a. little ridge. A train started them on 
& gain. 
The snipe stretched one wing with its claw. 
I changed my position and the killdeer ran away 
ra pidly stopping. The snipe followed more slowly 
w ith neck stretched as far as possible. It 
looked a rail. 
V/ent on into Maine's woods. Saw a song sparrow. 
■“■ gunshot flushed a flock of about 30 cedar vvax- 
vvi *igs. They circled around but I did not see where 
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