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branch to the bottom, 3-l/2 deep, 3 across 
8 or 9 inches in circumference and the walls 
were about half an inch thick. On the outside 
it is made of flax string, white and black 
horsehair, peelings from weed stems, fine 
grass and «* cottony substance. It is thicker 
on the bottom. It is lined v. r ith horsehair, 
grass and weed bark. The limb it was on ran 
straight up and split,the divisions being over 
a foot apart. The nest was suspended by a 
branch on one side, a twig and a stout horse 
hair around tte limb on the other. It was 
about 20 feet from the ground and I had hard 
work to get it. Several leaves were woven into 
the edge. The nest is more solidly woven at the 
bottom. It is a neat looking round cup. 
October 20, 1899 - Friday. 
Saw a junco down by the ditch. It was feed¬ 
ing on seeds. It kept up a double note chip-chip 
like a chipping sparrows. It flew away showing 
its white tail feathers. I think it was a male 
because it was very dark and strikingly marked. 
It gave one note like bell like too too . I 
think this is one of our nicest winter birds we 
have. Ooming around the house in flocks of 5 or 
6 and you see it in the woods in flocks of fiom 
6 to 50. 
October 22, 1899 - Sunda y. 
Went down in ■‘■im iiackett's across the river. 
Saw a scattering flock of about 75 juncos 
feeding in a field. When on the ground their 
colors matched so well that they could hardly 
be seen, ^aw a few nuthatches and thought I saw 
an owl but it proved to be a large stick. Coming 
back I heard a bird screaming as if a small bird 
was being hurt. I had seen some white throated 
sparrows pass by and immediately thought of 
shrikes. I went but cautiously and saw it fly 
away, but it was so dark I could not see. I went 
°n and then heard the noise again and on going 
