A great horned owl flew up and I followed 
It came flying hack with a low who who and 
a long w hoooo to see what I was doing. It lit 
* 0r an Instant and then flew on over to the 
^oods and began to hoot. 
April 5, 1903 - Sunday . 
This morning there was a junco out by the 
arn. it sang and between trills gave call notes, 
ihere were several scattered males around feeding 
n the lane and in front of the barn. 
Those song sparrows were still trying to run 
®&ch other out of the ditch but they did not seem 
take offense as easily at each other now. They 
e( l in between flights. Two females were feeding 
, n the weeds and I think that the males will soon 
e come reconciled to each other. 
Watched a flicker feeding on the ground for 
a whii e . 
A sparrow hawk chased a marsh hawk swiftly 
a Cross the sky. 
April 7, 1903 - Tuesday . 
This morning in Baraboo the mourning doves 
e re mating. The males flew around with a slow 
abored flapping flight with loudly whistling 
n gs. Several cooed at once. Occasionally one 
failed along with wings set and swooped down 
r °Ugh the trees like one of the smaller hawks. 
The flickers were looking at the old hole 
Ver in langdons where they nested last year. The 
^le danced up and down the limb before the female 
j* th spread wings and drooping tail. He held his 
e ad as high as possible and jerked it back and 
°rth rapidly giving a note like rick-ah rick-ah. 
