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keep their balance for the limbs bend so. The 
ground underneath the tree was covered with dead 
branches and 3eed covering. A line over the eye 
is white.and the bend of the wing is white. 
October 8, 1899 - Sunday. 
Heard a song sparrow sing several times this 
morning. It made it seem almost like spring. 
For several days I have heard the notes of a 
prairie horned lark as it flew over,and this 
morning I heard its creaking song. This morning 
I came a snide the bluejays. I covered the nuts 
Over with a piece of a rubber robe. They came 
and looked at it and then flew away in disgust, 
after hopping around it. This afternoon I went 
down through the fields to the pasture. As I 
was about to leave I heard a strange melody as 
though a goldfinch and catbird were singing to¬ 
gether, while it ended like a song sparrow. I 
heard it three times and the last time I saw the 
singer. It was a little song sparrow. I was so 
Bffiar that I could see its body tremble and the 
bill move. 
I left these woods and crossing one field 
and going to the farther of Mr. Fisk's pasture I 
came to where I saw the flicker last ■Sunday. I 
looked behind the log and there sure enough are 
the holes that he dig in search of food. I come 
to the mill now and sit down to copy off my notes 
~ while here I heard a bluejay give a rattling 
hote like ker-r-r-ruck ke-o-kuk several times. 
Crossing the river, as I approach an elm, a bird 
flew out. It is the yellow riunped or myrtle 
warbler. Its underparts are yellowish white, 
sides are streaked with black, rump bright yellow, 
wings streaked with brown and barred with white. 
The tail is rather long, underside white, the 
corners black. It is nearly souare like 
this . Flight is tippy. The rump is 
conspicuous when flying. It made sallies after 
insects and picked off the leaves. It was very 
Restless. Its note was a sharp chit. Vihen it 
