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ning a Western Meadowlark was heard singing. 11. Cloudy. 

 28 to 42; Birds first seen and heard were the Flicker, Rusty 

 Blackbird, Bronzed Grackle, and Song Sparrow. A large flock 

 of Pintails was seen flying over in the P. M. In the evening 

 there was thunder and rain, turning into a snowstorm accom- 

 panied by a high east wind. 



12. Cloudy, dep wet snow on the ground, 32 to 48; a Mourn- 

 ing Dove came into the barnyard in search of food, and stayed 

 all day. A few Blackbirds, Robins, and Bluebirds were flying 

 about, and six Meadowlarks were seen sitting on a walnut tree 

 in the P. M. 13. Cloudy, light snow, 25 to 38 ; Meadowlarks, 

 Robins, and Bluebirds were all gone. 14. Cloudy, light snow 

 in P. M. Snowstorm in evening, 8 to 37. 15. Cloudy, snow 

 turned to rain in the morning and rained all day; some snow 

 drifts, 31 to 38 ; a Fox Sparrow came and ate with the Juncos 

 and Tree Sparrows where I had scattered some corn meal for 

 them. Two Prairie Horned Larks came into the barnyard in 

 search of food. 16. Clear, 8 to 23; a Robin was in the garden 

 in the morning, and a Meadowlark came into the barnyard in 

 search of food. 17. Clear, 21 to 44: a covey of eight Bob- 

 white was seen along the public highway. 18. Snowstorm all 

 day accompanied by a high north wind, 23 to 4 ; a covey of 

 Bob-white were scattered about the place in the morning and 

 were calling. A Prairie Horned Lark went in the Sparrow trap 

 which I had baited with oats ; it was in the front chamber, so 

 I just lifted the trap and let it fly away. The birds were very 

 hungry on this day, and we put our four large plates full of 

 cracked butternuts on the feeding shelf to satisfy them. 19. 

 Clear, 11 below zero in the morning, 15 above in P. M. 7 above 

 in the evening ; a Robin was here in the morning and a Bluebird 

 in P. M. 20. Partly cloudy, 21 to 52 ; a Cardinal was in the 

 garden — the first one this winter. 21. Cloudy, 34 to 53; two 

 Gulls flew over and some Goldfinches were heard. Late in the 

 evening a Bob-white was heard calling. 22. Cloudy and rainy, 

 40 to 31. 23. Clear, 15 to 36; enough snow melted to leave 

 large patches of bare ground, and a good many Bluebirds were 

 flying about. 24. Clear, 20 to 40 ; many large flocks of Pin- 

 tails were flying about in every direction in the evening. 



25. Partly cloudy, 38 to 40 ; a flock of about 30 Canada 

 Geese flew over in the A. M. and a male Marsh Hawk arrived 

 in P. M. A good many Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Robins, and 

 Bluebirds were flying about, and a Western Meadowlark 

 was heard singing. A neighbor saw a covey of twelve Bob- 

 white in the morning, and also reported finding two dozen frozen 

 Meadowlarks in his straw stack. An article in one of the daily 

 papers stated that some frozen Bob-white were found along 

 the hedge fences near Albany. 25. Clear, 12 to 35; Marsh 

 Hawk seen again. 27. Partly cloudy, 30 to 35 ; many Hawks 

 were migrating most of them were Rough-legs, and a few Red- 

 tails. 28. Partly cloudy, 17 to 39. 29. Partly cloudy, 27 to 



