"Lizzie Bertie" is plentiful, appeared everywhere once. Purple Martins appeared at the pond. E. H. I heard an ovenbird last night, and today saw one. I never noticed before that they walked like a duck. This one was very tame, so I had a fine view thru my glass. He glided down to ground without sound, cutting flies on the leaves with a dexterous thrust of the bill, Heard woodwail drumming with slow strokes. I said, that means breeding." Hunting I found a hole in a dead Beech about 20 ft. up. I Mrs. W. had her head out of it. I seated my- sel; trained my glass on her, I waited, she had some chips in her mouth. I nodded, I was chip on the ground missed me to locate her stability. She waited awhile, slotted her head & threw away the chips, waited awhile then stretched out her neck