Game into the trees around to have a look at me. 
(They seemed to be full of curiosity but it was 
soon satisfied and they disappeared over the 
edge of the rock3 by ones and twos. They lit 
close to me and were not afraid while I sat 
still, but when I moved they flew off only to 
return the minute my back was turned. I cannot 
i-Riagine why they are here. Never before have I 
see them in v/intor. They stayed very late 
though, the last fall one being seen hecember 
one, and one was seen November thirty-~««wr; 
Some bluejays began to call and they all began to 
stream back over the rocks calling softly. Noth¬ 
ing of interest seemed to be doing however for 
they all went back in a minute or two. It was a 
Pleasing sight to see these bright cheery birds 
against the white snow. They seemed as much out 
°f place as a warbler would in the same place. 
^he sight of them gave me an indefinite feeling 
that something was lacking. I long for the cool 
breezy delightful April days when on every hand 
I hear the tinkle of innumerable brooks all 
going on on. Where will they step? why do they 
always flow onward? Why does the thought of 
them make me feel a longing to be up and aivay 
seeing strange lands ana stranger birds? But I 
“fcst awake from my revery. It is midwinter and 
the Lun is approaching noon. Queer thoughts for 
a boy of 16 when the snow is a foot deep. 
I followed Hemlock Creek up to Phoebe Rocks 
and then went over the hill through Weinke's 
clearing dotted with innumerable fox tracks to. 
toe road and across that. Here 1 saw six or 
sight chicadees, tame little fellows feeding on 
Srubs fran the dromwood trees. In places the 
ground is fairly covered with the yellow husks 
which they have dropped. One found a dried up 
Srub but lost its grip on it and dropped it. It 
got it but I in trying to see how close I could 
get made it lose it again. I remained quiet and 
b lit in the snow but flew without it when it 
s aw me. It did not come near while I remained, 
all £ ‘ h “ “ “on as I was out „r 
gne it got it again. 
