November 14, 1899 - Tuesday . 
Went down to the ditch “before breakfast and 
saw a flock of about 17 or 18 juncos. They hopped. 
One was making his toilet, he ruffled up his 
feathers and spread his tail and then smoothed them 
down with his bill. I saw one eating some clover 
seed. 
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November 18, 1899 - Saturday . 
Saw a large flock of about 150 sparrows this 
morning. They rose up about 100 feet in the air and 
circled around splitting into small, flocks which 
flew back to the trees till they were all down. 
I was watching some blue,jays in a tree when one 
of them flew over and looked in an orioles nest 
and flew away.; then another did the same and also 
flew away. 
November 19, 1899 - Sunday . 
Went to the ravines. As I went over the wire 
fence I chanced to tear off a piece from a post , 
when out from behind it tumbled a number of half 
acorns, some in the shell and some loose. Most 
of them wormy. I think that my brownish blackheaded 
redhead had put them there. Went on about a rod 
fartheron the tree when I fancy he was raised and 
where I had an egg* I found shells of acorns 
around the foot, and pieces put up to get wormy. 
Went on up the ravine and saw a tree sparrow. Now 
I do not see why it should be called a tree sparrow 
for it is as touch on the ground as in a tree, and 
does not seem at all out of place. It is easy to 
distinguish it from the chipping sparrow, by the 
indistinct spot on his breast and by his nervous 
twitching manner. The chippy’s note is clearer. 
Just then with a tur-r-r of his wings down flew a big 
bluejay into a thornapple bush where he ruffled up 
his feathers and looked at me sharply. He must of 
*1 ^thought that I was not dangerous for he flew down 
"and got an acorn and flew to a tree where he hammer- 
Qd it out of the shell. While watching him I heard 
the welcome ker-r-ruck of my friend the redhead. 
