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Upper Lake
Yellowhead 20 | Killdeer 1
Redwing 5 | Bittern 1

Entirely grown with S. occidentalis with S. paludosus on border
[[?]] in [[?] meadows.

Prairie dogs dig out S. paludosus and eat tender ends above bulb
area 40 acres.

Mallard 2
Redhead 4
Ruddy 4
Greenwing 1
Coot 8-6
Yellowhead 20
Redwing 7
Night Heron 15

Cliff Swallow gathering nest pellets alight in mud with wings raised [[?]] extended & peck a surface. One pair copulated Sialia currucoides standing on mud. Mud held in forepart of mouth on [[?]]

[[checkmark]] 1 lb. Butter | [[checkmark]] corn
[[checkmark]] 3  "  sugar  | [[checkmark]] Beef
[[checkmark]] 2  "  Lard   | [[checkmark]] Milk
[[checkmark]] 1 can pepper
[[checkmark]] 2 lbs Beans
[[checkmark]] 2 Pkg pancake flour | ElVado 6799
[[checkmark]] 15 lbs Potatoes
[[checkmark]] 2 lbs Bacon
2 Tobacco 10¢
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June 13, 1918

Coot pursues female in rushes both swimming rapidly [[male symbol]] attempting to seize [[female symbol]] by back of Head. She dives a time or two & escapes finally he seizes her as she goes under and copulation apparently takes place under the water. As [[male symbol]] on coming up releases [[female symbol]] [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] she preens and then goes to feeding while he swims on away.

Yellowhead with large feet is expert gymnast. Alights near top of S. occidentalis which sways down. bird supports itself partly with wings and slides feet quickly down trying several new grips until finally it reaches a point where it can rest. This is done with great quickness At times instead of sliding down reaches quickly over and grasps second stem in one foot and then stands suspended between the two with feet 5 inches apart.

Mallard [[female symbol]] flying 1[[strikethrough]] 05.4 [[/strikethrough]] 11:45 A.