October 18, 1903 -Sunday . 
This morning before daylight a flock of 
Canada geese went over calling loudly. 
After breakfast 1 went down in the fields 
The meadowlarks were flying around and light¬ 
ing in the trees to sing. They gave a note 
like whiss on the wing. They sailed around 
in circles’"’before lighting showing off. 
The old pasture was almost deserted. I 
saw scarcely a sparrow in the whole length of 
it. 
A few myrtle warblers are still present. 
They kept in the willows and where it was 
sunny. Also heard both kinglets. 
Swamp and song sparrows still lingered, 
in Seeley's marsh. Goldfinches were fading in 
small groups. In the plum was an animated flock 
of tree sparrows. They were very lively and 
chased each other their usual musical 
notes. 
The ravine on Fullmer's was filled with 
juncoes. I heard a low musical note and follow¬ 
ing it up saw a Harris sparrow. Tt gave a low 
tseet thinner in quality than the white-throats 
and flew into some trees. 
Here 25 or 30 meadowlarks were feeding on 
the seeds of a wild buckwheat in company with 
three mourning doves and about 18 bobwhites. 
The doves fed entirely in the open. The meadow¬ 
larks in the fringe of weeds and the quail were 
in the thickest part so that I could not see 
them. All came up with a great whirr of wings 
as I approached. 
Heard another greater yellowlegs flying 
over but did not see it. Tn a grassfield I 
8cared up a longbilled marsh wren. The first 
one 1 have seen for some time. 
Saw a single Wilson snipe in Alder swamp 
and two crossbills. 
