shot holes the feathers came out in a great 
quantity. The male was only winged and 
clambering up a stump into a hollov; endeavored 
to hide under a projection. The red featheis 
seemed to he arranged in two hunches partially 
separated hy a strip of white. 
Several nine grosbeaks had been seen flying 
over and in Donaghey’s berry patch I saw 5 
sitting in a tree calling about 40 rods off. I 
started carefully to approach but when about 
half the distance was traversed th^,' dove down 
to the ground as though to feed, hhen I 
approached they had vanished. A little after I 
Saw the five again and they pursued the same 
tactics as before flying low along the ground and 
coming up at a distance. After a while 1 thought 
I would try a long shot with a charge of No. 10. 
I hit one slightly and they flew over into the 
woods letting walk around under them as much as 
I pleased. I killed three, a male and two female, 
and the others flew off. As soon as shot they 
seemed to lose all fear and sat still calling. 
One that was wounded fought savagely, ^he male 
was a beauty. 
Hearing a bluejay 1 went towards it intending 
to kill it. There were several and suspecting an 
owl I put in a heavy charge. A barred owl flew out 
and I shot getting some feathers. I followed it 
and shot again without effect. Ed shot also but 
did not hit it. I followed for quite a ways by 
the screams of the bluejays but finally they left 
it. 
Saw two ruffed grouse and shot at once. 
On our way home soma quails tracks crossed 
our path. I followed them and saw seven or eight 
of them running on the ground. As they flew up I 
shot one a male. 
December 6, - 1903 S unday. 
This morning" Art and I went up in the Half 
Moon woods. Heard several pine grosbeaks flying 
