n . April 21, 1901 - Sunday . 
This morning I went down in the fields before 
reakfast. Saw a pair of barn swallows the first 
the year, Ileadowlarks were mating. The red¬ 
wings were flying around screaming and singing, 
chickens were very afraid of them. 
Father and I drove up to the county farm. Y/e 
went over to the Baine Hill. 
Vesper sparrows were scattered along thickly. 
a white-rumped shrike fly out of a clump of 
e Q8 ahead and hovered over a spot a hundred feet 
4 * on its perch. It hung there with rapidly beat- 
ab e wings for fully two minutes and then dashed 
out 20 feet to the ground. A coopers hawk swept 
wn about 20 feet above us. I could plainly see 
barred tail. 
In Ablemans I watched some flickers. They flew 
a 0Und and fed on the ground. They seemed to have 
int 6 ^ in a large elm * A tr0 °P of 8 blue jays camp- 
t hunting through an apple orchard. 
On the hill I saw several prairie horned larks, 
oui- way home I saw a red-t ailed hawk. 
Bruce UcCoy shot a loon on the millpond today, 
was feeding. He sent it off to be stuffed. 
April 25, 1901 - Thursday , 
in 3 mor ning I saw single white-crowned sparrow 
n K r. Piske’s garden. 
ifai Aft . er sch001 1 went down in the fields. In 
to s woods I 3 bank swallows. Two appeared 
Unt-n ma * ies * The m uted male chased the other away 
$ Ca 1 116 finally left. Saw a barn swallow. 
Sa w red ^ several Quail. They are widely scattered 
one flock of ten and they were all females, 
tel my way h01116 1 looked in that robins nest 
S '° V/ B'iske' s pasture. There were 3 eggs in it. 
Wilson's snipe in Fiske's marsh. They were 
rd to flush. 
Ihen I went home. 
