the first two seemed to be a favorite place. 
October 25, 1902 - Saturday . 
This morning Art Rudy and I went down in the 
fields. It was cloudy with a chilly east wind 
it had rained in the night. 
In Duvall's cornfield were 6 or 8 bluejays 
Sotting corn. We saw one on a corn shock and 
hatched.it would reach out so far that it would 
Po&rly overbalance, get a raindrop and recover 
itself with a stroke of its wings. 
They all left when we went through. They 
were very conspicuous as they flew about in the 
°pen. They seemed to light in the small trees 
along the river and then go across, though one 
lev; off towards town screaming loudly to alarm 
the others. 
NOVEMBER. 
November 23, 1902 - Sunday. 
This morning it was clear and frosty. The 
j-ind was from the southwest and was rather chilly, 
irds were rather scarce. Saw one Bluejoy in Vail's 
ornfield. My attention was attracted to it by its 
ar °h calls and it flew from one cornshock to 
Mother. 
Several times I heard a single purple finch 
lying over but could not find it. Finally it lit 
n tree in front of me. it called some and hopped 
round in the usual fashion of the species. I 
^° v ed closer and it flew across the river. Saw tv/o 
Uej jy s near where it lit. They were feeding on 
the ground. 
Heard three or four evening grosbeaks flying 
®r but failed to see them. 
It h ^ aW a n ^ n ^ c ea '*'f n S some bird. A junco I think. 
^ ove when it saw me. When it cams up it shook 
s elf and went to eating again. 
