1906
Oct. 21
  Cloudy with strong, cold north-east wind.
  As I was watching a number of Juncos 
flitting about among some low bushes by the roadside
one of them sang a dozen times or more giving the
full trill in low almost whispering tones and also
several of the interpolated clucks & melodious liquid
notes used in early spring. If I am not mistaken
in my recollections this is the first time I have 
ever heard a Junco sing in autumn. It happened
about nine o'clock in the forenoon.
Junco sings in autumn
Oct. 25     
  Forenoon cloudy with south-east wind and frequent heavy
showers; afternoon sunny with light west wind. Very warm all day.
  About half an hour before sunrise this morning Gilbert
discovered and pointed out to me a large Skunk that
was busily engaged in feeding in the field across the road.
From my bedroom window with the aid of a good glass 
I watched it for fifteen or twenty minutes. During this
time it did not cover a larger space than that of a
small room although it was almost constantly in slow 
motion walking (or rather crawling) back & forth over the smooth,
grassy surface into which it frequently thrust its nose although
I did not see it dig nor could I find on subsequent 
inspection of the ground any of the small pit-like holes so 
often seen where Skunks have been at work. I concluded
therefore that this Skunk was probably searching for & picking 
up crickets or grasshoppers without attempting to dig for them.
It had much white in its tail and a broad white
blaze on the forehead but elsewhere it appeared to