J^en seen they would generally be in the lower 
branches and snail trees. They would walk along 
she limb and stop and throw up the head to sing, 
he underparts were white streaked with black. * 
it throws back its head to sing the orange- 
yellow of the crown is visible. They walked like 
joves and were very graceful. They were tame, 
e ovenbirds, olivebacked thrushes, parula and 
ack throated green warblers were the first 1 had 
er seen. It was a good bird day. On my way 
me I saw another olive backed thrush. 
Then I went over to Kapelke’s. Ed Lyons set 
across the river in a boat. Found a single 
Q sparrows nest near there. It contained 4 
ees Of its own and one of a cowbird. In Seeley’s 
rsh i saw 3 more nests . 0ne j hlxnted for for 
°me time before 1 found it. It was set in the 
jv 5 of a clura P of grass. It contained 4 eggs, 
hey were greenish blue blotched and spotted with 
0 0Us * ' lhe 0ther nests con tained 5 eggs each. 
the SSt in the Side of a tussock of grass and 
he other under a stick in a thick clump of tag 
ers. None of the owners were much alarmed. 
e N slipped off the nests and jran along the 
av/ay* 11 ’ like mlCe f ° r E f6W feet » hhh then flew 
T'hen I went home. 
I&y 9, 19 01 - Thursday . 
S evenin £ after school I found a phoebe’s 
tai Utlder the eaves of Dockham’s barn. It con- 
forf? 3 eeeS ‘ Heard the wren singing and looked 
the nest but did not find it. 
Ihdjt dowi by Seeley’s. Heard a number of 
the Wi ^ s 3 ihgiug. Saw the green heron in 
It f In&rs k* J t squatted down to hide. After awhile 
then Up Gnd circled around several times and 
e xtended W f WS t t * ** fleW With indravm neck and 
Onc,v,° aw & sora in the marsh as it went 
pen Place. 
Then I went home. 
across an 
