above the weeds. It dangled its feet and held 
its head up. It looked funny. Then I v/ent 
home. 
May 14, 1901 - Tuesday . 
This morning the purple martins were thick 
around ny bird house. The males would go inside 
and call until the females came in. There are 
Wo full grown males. They drove the sparrows 
away. 
Some blue jays are building in Pettys tree. 
ne came into the yard and tore up some paper 
and flew off with it. 
Saw a female rose-breasted grosbeak. Two 
Jales were courting her. They flew as fast as 
they could go.. 
V/ent up on Northrup's by the R.B. bridge. Saw 
J sin gle yellow warbler. Catbirds were thick. 
°Und a flicker's nest in a tall stub. 
Heard a magnolia warbler singing. The song 
^as like rit rit rit ra cit i te. It was in the 
op of a tree. It is about as pretty a bird as 
have seen. The underparts were yellow, breast 
and middle of belly streaked with black, under¬ 
side of tail white, tipped with black; back olive, 
ne white wing patch. It gave the song at short 
ntervals. It was not restless but explored each 
imb thoroughly occasionally pausing to sing. 
Saw a number of myrtle warblers. 
Saw a Wilson's thrush and several wood thrush- 
r , S * On my way home I saw a white-crowned 
parrow. Its tints were rich and harmonious and 
n was very beautiful. 
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r , May 15, 1901 - Y/ednesd ay. 
This morning 1 went up to the'graveyard. Pound 
^ Phoebe's nest on the top of a window in the tool 
s ®. Saw a number of chipping sparrows; vesper 
Parrovs were common and were tame. 
V/ent home through the woods. Saw a single black 
