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its foot and cracked it by vigorous blows, 
of its bill. After eating the acorn they flew 
off with the direct flight which they use when 
going a long distance. Farther on 1 heard the 
ohea of a pine siskin. I looked up and saw it 
flying along erratically changing its course 
and then coming back.' Its flight was bounding 
and after going aways it would swerve suddenly. 
On my way home I found CW sunflower seed 
snugly tucked away inside an old cocoon, 
probably by a jay. 
December 9, 1899 - Saturday . 
Went out to the barn. ..e 'had just got in a 
new load of straw. I got on top of it and hid 
myself with straw. [Then I waited for the sparrows 
to come.In about l/4 hr. 4 came and lit on the 
fence. They go up in a large box-elder tree when 
they are frightened. The ones on the fence 
saw there was no darger and came down to feed. 
There were 3 males and 1 female. They would 
pick up an oat and shell it ana eat the inside. 
They hopped, when they flew their wings made 
quite a whirring sound. They were scared away 
after a while. 
December 16, 1899 - Saturday . 
las out in the country today. Noticed flocks 
of from 10 to 50 English sparrows at nearly every 
farm house. They were feeding on pig weed and 
other seeds which appeared above the snow. as 
I approached they would fly up on a barn or in a 
tree. Saw a redheaded woodpecker sunning him¬ 
self on a tree. He went on the other side when 
I came. 
