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‘Tree Swallows pestered it until it flew away without its meal of young 
Heron. I studied the water under the nests and found the regurgitated 
fish were largely shad and carp—one catfish and one sunfish; the rest were 
largely frogs, crawfish, and a snake. “Chere wasn’t a single game fish 
in evidence. June 21, vervain in bloom. June 25, caddis flies emerged 
from the Mississippi. “The clouds of them hung a foot deep on posts. 
Over two wagonloads of them were shoveled up on the bridge at Ft. Mad- 
ison, lowa. June 26, I enjoy a new odor—elderberries spread their huge 
white heads to the south. 
July, vacation in Carolina. July 26, first Egrets arrive from South. 
They, together with Snowy Egrets and immature Blues, are very com- 
mon at Quincy. Yearly we record several hundred of them. ‘They re- 
main until September. 
August 8, Blackbirds and Robins flocking. August 9, Black ‘Terns 
are dipping along the river dykes. August 15, burning poker in best 
bloom. August 16, a fox snake has a litter of thirty-three young. August 
17, little brown ants (females) are flying. Martins are flocking. Three 
hundred birds were trying to crowd themselves into one box at Hamilton, 
Illinois. August 19, luna moths are numerous. August 18, found a Dove 
nest with two fresh eggs. August 19, a mother Quail took off a brood 
of sixteen birds from seventeen eggs today. “These tots will be about 
the size of sparrows when the season opens, and the young Doves will 
probably die in the nest from starvation, as the season will open before 
they are able to fly. August 24, cardinal flower makes the swamps bril- 
liant. August 25, first buckeyes on the ground. 
September 9, Caspian Terns are on all river sandbars. September 14, 
Pintails and Blue-winged Teal are here. September 26, walnuts falling. 
September 30, a Cormorant captured at Golden. 
October 2, pennyroyal seed falling. October 3, although a late spring 
arrival, Nighthawks are still here. October 4, picked a half bushel of 
hickory nuts from ground. October 5, picked my fall crop of chestnuts. 
October 9, banded 234 Swifts, 17 White-throats. October 10, big flight 
of Cormorants. October 15, Swifts gone. The catch was small this 
year, with few juvenile birds. The constant rains of June caused the 
glue holding the nests to give way and the majority of this season’s crop 
was precipitated to the bottom of the chimneys. October 16, Canada 
Geese arrive in numbers. October 26, four Northern Pileated Wood- 
peckers were killed this week by unknowing hunters. 
November 1, a Canada Goose the size of a Mallard was killed on 
Oyster Island. I was unable to see the bird to identify it, but it meets 
every description of a Cackling Goose, which must have strayed in from 
the West. November 5, two Bonaparte Gulls were killed today on the 
river. Big flight of Blue-bills today. November 7, Canvasback Ducks 
here. November 8, Robins singing. “wo Black-bellied Plovers were 
killed on river sandbars. November 10, the big duck flight occurred 
