May 12, 1901 - Sunday . 
This afteFnoon I went over to the hemlock 
fluffs. I stopped, for a while at the ravines, 
heard a catbird sing so low that I could hardly 
hear it. Saw some quail, 
V/ent over in Voll's woods. Pound a song 
s parrows nest with 4 of its own and 2 cowbird’s 
e 6gs in it. The female was not on the nest. The 
sparrows eggs had a sharply defined wreath around 
he laige end. Saw some quail fly up in a tree to 
themselves. They kept up a continual chatter. 
. *tz Kapelke showed me a chipping sparrows nest 
a gooseberry bush. The female sat on it while 
looked at her. The nest contained 4 eggs. 
V/ent over to the bluffs. Saw the old patridge 
on her nest. She looked very large. She never 
le& e<i an<1 1 cou l d hardly distinguish her from the 
, Saw two or three ruby-throated hummingbirds. 
n f en °- 1l(1 hooper's hawk saw me coming she flew 
c *t looked like rain and I went into the little 
*ve. The male grouse began to drum. It was like 
•^kH£!P_t hump t hu mp thump thump thump thr -r-r-r-r-r 
crowing faster all the time! He drummed at- 
ntervals of about 4 minutes. After a little the 
male flew off the nest to where he was. I went 
P and counted the eggs. She had laid another 
naicin g 13. Then I went home. 
r , I.!ay 13, 1 901 - M onday. 
Tonight after school Jim Seeley and I went 
own in the marsh. Saw a ruby-throated humming- 
8 V/e went through the marsh looking for 
ras. After we had gone a short distance v/e 
°hld hear them calling to each other where we had 
Pr + S6en any * Anally 1 saw one. It was very 
‘ et ty and not very wild. Its tail was very 
ed^Picuous. It held it up like a wren. It rais- 
j lts fe ®t high when it walked and peered about 
an uncertain manner. We could not find it 
“• Soared up one and it flew a short distance 
