coma in in great numbers singly and. in small 
flocks. I could, hear their notes everywhere. 
They had "been feeding on angleworms and a small 
ringed worm something like those found in wood 
snd also pigeon grass seeds and the seeds of 
wild buckwheat. Probably the seeds were eaten 
aa an aid in digestion. I saw one running on 
the ground for the first time in my life. It 
ran about six feet rapidly and then flew. They 
were mostly young birds today and were not as 
fat as the old ones. 
American pipits flew around over iqy head 
scared up probably by the shooting. 
Flocks of rusty and red-winged blackbirds 
flew over and lit in the cornfields to feed. 
The rusty sang a great deal and the red-wings 
occasionally. 
Saw a number of crossbills. Some were feed¬ 
ing in the pines in town but when I got the gun 
to shoot one they had disappeared. 
The mallard seen made a great noise when 
they left the water, both by splashing and with 
their wings. They were large and flew very 
fast. 
One V, r ilson snipe nearly struck me in the 
face as it circled around to light. I was 
hidden by the cornstalks and it did not see me. 
before alighting they circled around several 
times lower and lower until finally they dropped 
s traight without abating their speed until almost 
the ground. 
