the full length. It pecked at millers and 
little grasshoppers. It showed no fear at all of 
me but when my hand opened it flew a little ways. 
It scotched its head frequently and I thought 
kt first that it was blind but it was not so. 
It kept up a continual feeding call. Then it 
flew across the river and we want on. \7e saw 
°l d ones at all. I judge they have been 
killed because they feed their young until they 
are older than this one. 
About 40 rods farther on I heard another and 
looking over the fence into Bill Lyon’s pasture 
I saw two more of exactly the same size as the 
first. They kept close together and begged 
Qach other for food. Once one jumped on the 
other back and slid off over its head. In an 
offort to keep the lead. One was more wary 
than the other and kept that one alarmed. Finally 
I slipped my cap over one and picked it up. It 
lay passive in my hand and let me stroke its head, 
^hen it flew away and went to feeding again. It 
lay perfectly still while in my hand with out 
spread wings as though petr^ed. 
At the hemlocks there were hardly any birds. 
I heard some young red-eyed vireos and a crow and 
* single ovenbird flew out of the rank growth on 
he side of the hill. Towards night a flock of 
about 25 bobolinks flew over and nighthawks were 
common. 
Red-headed woodpeckers were very quiet and kept 
in the shade as much as possible, art found a 
^hite woodpeckers feather spotted with black near 
the tip. 
The birds began to fly soon after dark. I 
could hear them calling and lighting in the trees. 
SEPTEMBER. 
