page [102] 24 Jun 1900 (seq. 103)

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A Morning in Waverly, Mass.
1900
June24
Light clouds, rather warm but pleasant.
This morning George & I went to Waverly and
walked nearly through the "Willows", occasionally
turning aside into the fields. We observed
the following birds: —
Night Heron 1 ✓ {in flight}
Quail 2 or 3 x {in full song} at "Willows"
Red-shouldered Hawk (2) ✓ {in flight} x {in full song}
Osprey 1 ✓ {in flight}
Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 x {in full song}
Flicker 1 x {in full song}
Swift 6 x {in full song}
Kingbird 3
Chebee 2 x {in full song}
Crow 6 x {in full song}
Bobolink 3 x {in full song}
Cowbird ♂ {male} ♀ {female} following a cow
Red-winged Blackbird 2 x {in full song}
Baltimore Oriole 1 {adult}, 2 or 3 {immature} calling
Bronzed Grackle 12 x {in full song}
House Sparrow 12
Chipping Sparrow 3 x {in full song}
Song Sparrow 6 x {in full song} "Willows"
Indigo-bird ♂ {male} x {in full song} ♀ {female} nest with 4 young in patch of
Rosa lucida. Saw ♀ {female} feed young twice

Barn Swallow 6 ✓ {in flight}
Red-eyed Vireo 2 x {in full song}
Warblering Vireo 1 x {in full song}
Blk. & White Creeper 1 "Willows"
Yellow Warbler 2 x {in full song} "Willows"
Blck.-throated Green Warbler 1 x {in full song}
Pine Warbler 1 x {in full song}
Oven-bird 2 x {in full song}
Maryland Yellow Throat 3 x {in full song}
Redstart 1 x {in full song}
Brown Thrasher 1
Catbird 1
Chickadee 6 x {in full song} & usual song
Wood Thrush 1 x {in full song}
Veery 2 x {in full song} & calling
Robin 3
35 species

Of Butterflies the Little Wood-Satyr was
abundant. I saw 2 or 3 Yellow Swallowtails
and I captured a Red-spotted Purple.

I collected specimens growing by the roadside.
There were about 6 plants.

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