It 
colT’ 3 ? in the side of a hummock, 
cent aired 4 eggs. 
Ihe old partridge was on the nest. She sat 
th her tail up against the tree. Heard the 
a , drum 011(1 werrfc hown where he was. The ferns 
not o eS ! ere 80 mck Gnd hi & h that y°u could" 
®®* The EOUnd seemed a great deal farther 
aj,/, J an 14 v/as * I stepped carefully along 
c hid us rnuch as j could< Suddenly as j 
lcv>- PPe 5 fr ° m behind some ferns he rose from a 
went 0 ^ W6nt whirrin S up through the trees. it 
inal n ? P ° n the rocks and drummed again. The fe- 
Conrni 6f ! ??® neSt and 1 looked in It only 
Gained 12 eggs. Then I went home. 
rm . M ay 20, 19 01 - Monday. 
cani^V 7 ® 111116 1 saw a sin & rle night hawk, it 
W H loudly and soon disappeared. Saw a mourn- 
^ a °ve nearly get hit with a baseball. 
. May 21, 1901 - Tuesda y, 
anot^ evening 1 went U P b y Northrop *s. Saw 
erounri' r nighthawk * It swept along just above the 
d. Vesper sparrows sang in all directions. 
_Ma y 22, 1901 - Wednesday. 
<W/i S f7 enin6- 1 heard a note Hke tur or turor 
youiv, ^ 1 the .ditch. Went down there and found a 
iiu, luebird there. Some robins had been feed- 
s latv apparen tl;y. The head and neck were dark 
Vf iiitL erey ’ baCk same » center of feathers buffy 
Whij. rump unmarked, white ring around eye, 
Wi «ps m ® fr ° m eye to nostril » large feathers of 
the 0 ^ iue * ihe scapulars edged with rufous and 
n th r 613 With white » tail blue feathers edged 
Whit B i’ 4 ®* dark streak across breast, underparts 
Wa s freaked with rufous and slate grey. It 
&nd wi l d bu -t begged for food. I gave it a worm 
called for more. The robins were much 
vT‘ They flew ar °und calling. It was cold and 
a bd ho blrd hld in 'ty ooet- It had been raining 
was wet. It did not like to be in my hand 
