March 28, 1901 - Thursday. 
This morning the river was so high that I could 
get anywhere. After breakfast I vent up by 
t-he railroad bridge. Went along the bank this side 
the bridge. There were a number of song sparrows 
here. Two sang very queerly. 
Juncoes were thick. They sang all the time, 
heir song was sweet sweet sweetse-ty repeated 
two trills. One would give the three one 
a ter the other with drooping and shaking wings 
a *id tail. Heard a queer song. Looked around and 
saw that it came from a purple finch. The song re¬ 
sembled a warbling vireo’s but was louder and more 
Joyous. Then I went to school. 
March 29, 19 01 - Friday . 
This morning after breakfast I went up by the 
f idge again. The river was very high about 10 
eet above summer height. The robins were mating. 
ae males promenaded in front of the females. The 
emales chased them. The males flew sometimes 
> Witl1 widespread tails and hit the sides of them at 
eVe ry stroke of the wings. It made a clicking 
sound. Across the track I heard a fox sparrow 
hg. There were a great many phoebes around the 
°ridge. 
Then I went to school. 
March 30, 1901 - Saturday. 
This morning I saw quite a few kTTldeer on the 
ooded flats. They were wild and noisy. 
March 31, 1901 - Sunday. 
This afternoon the water was down a great deal, 
was a cloudless day. Went down in the fields, 
here were not many birds in Maine's woods. The 
ater had hardly got down. Saw a few song sparrov/s. 
the swimming hole a male meadowlark lit on a 
ahn^ P ° St 821(1 tegan to si ng. It seemed to be 
Sc 7 ln e off - it spread its tail to the utmost and 
8in a - lJ8Ci ° n the post ’ lowered its head and began to 
n C. It turned alternately from and towards me. 
