In the afternoon (about 4 o'clock) the
Grosbeaks reappeared near the house. I saw
 them first in same woods where they spent
about fifteen minutes eating the larch buds.
After this they flew to the orchard & attacked
the frozen apples. They seem to make their
dessert off them for they rarely remain in
the orchard over five or eight minutes.
On this occasion I counted 6 fine old red 
[males] and 11 gray birds. I think there were
one or two more there I did not get. 
Bethel, Me. [Maine] March 3, 1904
[margin]Ther. [thermometer] 38 [degrees] max. [maximum][/margin]
Cloudy with light but steady rain coating
the trees with ice. A heavy shower accompanied by
thunder & lightning at 2 P.M. Wind S.W. [southwest]
    The Doctor & I went to "the Shack" at
11 a.m. & built a fire there, remaining until 12.20.
Preston, who joined us about noon, reported counting 21 [in a flock]
Pine Grosbeaks in the orchard as he passed through it
on his way down. I afterwards saw 5 or 6 (one a red [male])
in the woods near the camp. I also saw in the tall
larches directly in front of "the Shack" a [male] Red-bellied
Nuthatch (the first noted here this year) & a lone Chickadee.
 On the way back heard the flight call of a Redpoll.