one in Alder Swamp as I do not think it would ha/e 
passed the night there because of the ice, al¬ 
though it might have slept on land. More birds 
were out near noon. 
November 8, 1903 — Sunda y. 
This morning after breakfast art Kudy and 
I v/ent down the railroad track. ..ilson snipe 
were still seen in Alder Swamp. They will probably 
not stay much longer, though this morning it is 
warm and the ground is soft. The food supply, 
here must be inexhaustible to bring them here in 
such great numbers, Perhaps the rains have flood¬ 
ed their usual feeding grounds. Art saw one light 
and shot at the exact place but it came up a 
little to one side. They probably always run 
before hiding. ’Wien circling around in the air 
they did not twist so much, but only occasionally. 
If not shot at they flew a short distance and lit 
again. In the other case, however, they circled 
around in twos or threes or larger numbers and 
flying swiftly lower and lower finally dropped 
nearly straight down to the ground. 
A number of evening grosbeaks, purple finches 
and crossbills were seen or heard, and once I 
heard the clear notes and saw a single pine gros¬ 
beak. Prairie horned and horned larks were also 
seen. All flew nearly due south about 150 to 300 
feet up. We looked for a woodcock over by 
Lietzske's but saw nothing except fresh tracks and 
borings. Ed Hummer saw them here yesterday. 
Heard a flicker once and saw a red-tailed 
hawk. At the hemlocks we scared up a barred owl. 
It flev; into the west end and vanished completely. 
I have had this happen many times. They always go 
into the dense hemlocks where it would be pure 
chance if I saw them. I found or rather Art did 
£01. old nest however that they may use. It looked 
rather solid and was in a small hemlock in the 
thickest part. 
