Saw the house wrens in our yard. 
Took ray camera and went down to get a picture 
°f that robins nest. Another little elm was in the 
w &y and I had to tie it down. I think I got a good 
In Maine’s woods I saw a male towhee. It acted 
like a catbird. It was tame. Saw a number of 
'luail. Tried to get a picture of a ruby-crowned 
^nglet but did not. 
Then I went home. 
Saw 2 juncoes. 
Apr il 28, 1901 - Sunday. 
rhis morning when I got up I heard a rose—breast- 
e( I grosbeak sing. The song was sweet and very 
juried. It excelled any that I have heard before. 
was full of pure toned turns and quivers. Went 
uown in the fields. In Maine's woods I saw 3 brown 
brashers. Two were males. One male was courting, 
be flew around calling kwut kwit . The female 
°Howed and did not let him rest. They did not fly 
toore than ordinarily fast. He sang a few notes 
ecasionally. They would lit on the ground and 
^°P and then keep working higher until above the 
rees. The other male sang. He mocked the notes 
f a meadowlark, killdeer, redwinged blackbird, 
an ^ ^Siting note of a song sparrow, and 
e songs of the rose-breasted grosbeak, fox 
Pkrrow and tree sparrow. 
Heard a Baltimore oriole. Then I went home. 
This afternoon I went over across the river, 
ound a bluebirds nest in a stub by the ravines. 
contained 6 eggs. I tapped lightly on the stub 
n< I the female came up and set on the edge of hole 
looked at me. Then she flew off with a note 
all Quitit quitit quit . She was not alarmed at 
ah sat on a liinb preening her feathers for 
out 10 minutes. The male was nearby. Then they 
e ut off to get insects. 
T/a * n Voll’s woods were a great number of myrtle 
ubiers. They were singing. They were not very 
th G * * n ^you's woods were a number of white- 
°ated sparrows. They sang. One was 
