April 18, 1901 - Wednesday . 
This noon when I came home from school I 
heard a purple finch sing in front of Pettys. 
I followed it around for a short distance. It 
v/as rather wild. The English sparrows bothered 
it when it sang. 
April 20, 1901 - Saturday. 
This morning Jim Seeley and 1 went up in 
Northrup's by the river. 
There were a few juncoes here. Saw some fox 
s Parrows. They were mating a little and were 
TUite tame. The crows over in the woods were 
chasing a great horned owl. Crossed the river 
a boat. We went over by the railroad 
bridge. Saw a male and a female cowbird. They 
Sat close together. The male gave his bubbling 
so »g and bowed to her. 
Went out on the middle pier of the bridge. 
s aw two robins make the start of their nest. It 
on a flange of the iron work about a foot 
e low the top of the bridge and about 4 feet from 
he rails. Trains were passing frequently. Each 
°he laid a beakful of grass at the spot and then 
bestled down as if in the nest. Those were the 
Ve ry first straws. They were not afraid. 
We waited for some time but they did not bring 
an W more. Went over in P. Hacketts woods. Saw a 
number of kinglets of both species. 
A flicker lit like a robin in a tree and gave 
a b°nd wick wick wick wick and then flew on and 
Save it again. 
By the bridge we heard a ruby-crowned kinglet 
®*ng. I got the first words of its song but not 
he last chee chee chee tur tur tur and the 
^rhle. The notes I got - were given in a hurried 
® a nner. The 1st 3 were accented. 
Saw the broad tracks of a great blue heron 
a long the river. Saw a G. C. Kinglet. 
Then we went home* 
