Two mallards flew by me at the hemlocks 
and lit inthe river somewhere hut I could not 
find them. They were just above the trees and 
finally dropped down through an opening to the 
water. 
Saw a few myrtle warblers but they are 
getting scarce and keep in the most sheltered 
situations. 
Saw two blue jays eating wild cucumber 
seeds. 
NOVEMBER 
N ovember 7, 1505 - Saturday. 
This morning the sun shone but it was cold 
and windy. Y< r ent down in the fields. Saw no birds 
at all until I reached Neeley's marsh. Here were 
a few tree sparrows. The first one was alone 
and seemed wild. It flew up into a oush and 
finally after hopping to the top went farther. 
The marsh was covered by about a quarter 
of an inch of ice. Farther on I saw two more 
aid shot one. At the report a number flew up 
out of the weeds in the field where they had been 
feeding and lit in the marsh. The one shot had 
long, soft, fluffy feathers and was in fine fresh 
plumage. . 
Along the hemlocks were a number of juncoes 
and two or three came across the river. They 
went back across v/hen I scared them up. 
A single horned lark flew over me by.the 
railroad bridge but 1 was unable to secure it. 
In Alder Swamp I was astonished to find the 
Wilson snipe or as I generally call it the jack- 
snipe common. I shot a number and preserved two 
for specimens. They were so fat that it was con¬ 
siderable work to skin them without soiling the 
feathers. Along the river I scared up a mallard 
but as I was loaded with light loads it got away. 
It lay in behind a small log until 1 was nearly up 
to it. It circled hack but did not come near 
enough for a shot. I scared up probably the same 
