88. The folks saw as if a flock or colony of Purple Gallinules fluttering about eight birds out of the same clump of weeds. More than likely they were nesting as they fluttered fairly close, but the folks bumped into none. Several [illegible] Black-bellied Tree-ducks flew off—in pairs— usually had got a male and found it to be very active. Contrary to the nature suggestions that everything here nest in ways I believe the ducks are nesting now. Several large white Egrets were just but we could not get close to them. The Gallinules were chiefly in the one shot and all were found to be breeding. "Vay" flushed, several of the small Least Bitterns which are the small East coast type—apparently. There were several Red-Wings in brush which had nests. I an found one set of them with piped eggs. The Red-Wing were in rather poor feathers. Among the Gallinules Dad got all in shot, several