March 9, 19 02 . 
Lyon's Woods - 2:35 p.m. 
This afternoon Mat Engeln and I were over 
in Lyon’s woods by the straw shed. Heard 
a whistled tserk and looking up saw a 
pair of red-tailed hawks circling around. 
height They were 300 or 400 feet up and were 
going along with set wings occasionally 
actions giving a few flaps. They commenced to 
sail when they were over the Hemlocks, 
and rose up higher and higher. They were 
evidently mated. One, the female, was 
larger than the otter. Finally they dis¬ 
appeared over the hill to the southeast. 
They went a little quartering to the 
wind. 
March 9, 1902 . 
Hemlock Bluffs - 4;20 p.m. 
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This afternoon Mat Engeln and I were over 
at the Hemlock Bluffs. Heard what we 
thought were some tame ducks but when 
heard a second time I knew to be Canada 
geese. They were formed into one great 
V with one arm about l/3 as long as the 
other. This soon split up and finally 
there were five separate flocks. They 
all traveled in V or for a short distance 
in a line. There were 65 by actual count. 
Eleven flew over towards the mill pond 
and the rest probably lit in the river 
betv/een here and Ableman’s. They were 
flying up along the valley and were going 
north. They were probably 500 feet up 
and half a mile away. 
