at a time and. It would seize one and eat most of 
it and then seize another. After holding it a 
minute its grasp would slowly relax and it would 
drop watching it keenly after it lit. it would 
do this until all were gone as long as I was in 
sight it watched me with open heak and one wing 
raised threateningly. After I had gone out it 
would watch the door for 10 or 15 minutes slowly 
closing its heak with a series of almost im¬ 
perceptible jerks. Then it would watch other 
things. The cry of a bluejay seemed to alarm 
it, and on hearing it it would dash widly at the 
window and after hanging there a minute fly back 
to its perch. 
During its captivity it made no sound whatever. 
The excreta collected around its perch had a very 
strong smell. 
This afternoon I took it down in Bunnells 
woods and let it go. Burnnel has bought M. Maine's 
farm. 'Its wing was healed up and it could fly 
fairly well. In about 15 minutes it had disappear¬ 
ed. 
OCTOBER . 
October 5, 1902 - Sunday. 
This morning before breakfast I went down in 
Bunnells woods. White-throated sparrows were very 
thick. They fed in a patch of weeds and were 
especially thick around brushpiles and clumps of 
hushes. They were quite noisy and were rather 
pugnacious. They sang quite a good deal with 
varying results, good or bad. One that I heard I 
mistook for some one whistling "good morning 
Carrie, how are you this morning". It had the 
tune exactly. Others probably adults gave the 
song perfectly. There wore a few song sparrows 
with them who gave the intricate warbling fall song J 
that was apparently without beginning or end. 
Occasionally one gave a good clear song that stood 
out strongly from the undercurrent of bird notes 
and songs which came from all sides. I should 
