August 9, 1901 - Friday. 
This morning I heard a water thrush. It gave 
a note like a redstart. It was walking around 
among the stones and on the mud near Leiders bridge. 
As long as kept still it would work up close to 
me but as soon as I moved it flew around the bend 
calling excitedly. 
August 18, 1901 - Sunday . 
This morning about six I went down in the fields. 
Along the ditch were a few Indigo buntings. Song 
sparravs, catbirds and a single Maryland yellow- 
throat. In Maine's woods song sparrows were thick. 
°ne or two sang giving both spring and fall song. 
The common note was tsut or tseep mingled with a 
few chimps. Wood pewees were common and I saw a 
few cedar waxwings. In one place the ground was 
fairly carpeted with thistle down pulled out by 
the goldfinches. 
’Vent over towards Seeley's marsh. Black 
cherries were ripe and I climbed into a large tree, 
waxwings flew out of the top as I scrambled up 
at id catbirds mewed at me from the bushes. A young 
red-head circled around the tree several times 
trying to make up his mind to light but finally 
flew to the fence and lit on a post. From there 
ae made short trips to the ground and hopped 
around picking up grasshoppers. 
T°r the first time I now saw a mourning dove 
sitting on a wire near him. It sat perfectly still 
f°r a l&ng time. 
Bedheads were very thick across the river. They 
drummed, called and chased each other around as 
’'Bough it was spring. 
°aw a number of bobolinks and red wings in the 
^•rsh. One bobolink gave such a queer note that 
1 did not recognise it at first. 
