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54 up saw a pair of Chimney Swifts circling and dodging through the trees. They must have some young ones to take care of yet for they seemed vigorous and cheerful and were fully able to undertake the migration the others left two weeks ago. Saw a single Nighthawk circling and sailing southward. It is curious that most of the night-hawks seen in the fall and going south or east. They must migrate some by day. Along the river I [[end page]] [[start page]] 55 continually scared up Song Sparrows from the weeds and they flew into the willows, calling [[underlined]]tsĂșt[[/underlined]] and [[underlined]]chiruping[[/underlined]]. By the ravine in Maine's woods I saw a number of Catbirds and Indigo Buntings. They flew in front and beside me for some distance. A greyish bird about as big as a crow flew up from a boggy place across the river and went silently down stream. It had black markings around the head. I knew if for a Black-