horned larks came up out of a cornfield, They 
seem to prefer these fields now though the corn 
s very high. This is about the only soft 
ground they can find now as fall plowing has 
hardly begun yet. 
- 
August 14 , 1902 - Thursday. 
xhis morning before breakfast 1 went down by 
rl Lange's. In Hicks grove the English 
Parrows were making a great fuss over a couple 
»i_blu Q jays. I whistled pink batter, one of 
warn ?J arm n ° teS t0 thenrand they flew off to- 
th^rA^ 6 bluff ‘ A wood pewee started to chase 
uem but changed its mind and turned back catch- 
in g insects on the way. 
mv 1 tw ° crows down in Alice’s oat field, 
y fiew off towards the marsh. Heard the ery- 
thffl^ ° f the nuthatch - What a spring sound- 
ttorninf* -^ WaS ^ Grried back t0 an early April 
the £ JUSt a tinee ° f frost in the air with 
an ^nthatches, juncoes and chicadees calling in 
■ l - A directions. 
August 15, 1902 ~ F riday. 
Ludv ? mor ning after.breakfaTst Ed hummer. Art 
the 3 ** U J r u^ C ^ e ’ Cllnt 3Ianger and 1 went down 
bridge hS llUle 61x1 ley near the railroad 
hot so inn 9 Wa r f/ 10 ^ ° f about 40 roMns * There 
°h the It l 68 ff 1 r ° blns anally are. A few sat 
hoisv T £ They vere not very 
young*n + n . Dlckies woods we saw some more. One 
L at and looked at me on the ground. 
muli^ dS TOre Very thick in a Plantation of 
Out n/ 13 ’, downy woodpecker was hammering grubs 
v ier birds! ™ 8 WiU a e °° d P laca for 
8 «em tn*ifv° C ^, of . about 25 purple finches. They 
S hhdat mn lk9 th ? d6ad t0pS ° f trees t0 P 0rch in. 
c hhnof ™° rnin £ 1 will come down and watch, I 
ot this morning as the boys wish to move around. 
