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January 26, 1900 - Friday. 
Went out" in the country this morning to 
get some things for a library dinner. On the 
high hank by John Hackett's grove a number of 
English sparrows were feeding. As 1 passed 
they flew over into Voll’s and among them was a 
goldfinch which flew up on a branch a few feet 
away. It was not afraid at all. i was quite 
surprised as most of our birds are so wild. On 
try way back I saw a redheaded woodpecker in 
a grove on the sunny south side of a tree. He 
went up a few inches at a time and got quite a 
number of eggs and larva?. 
January 27, 1900 - Saturd ay. 
As * was washing the dishes this afternoon 
a flock of about 25 English sparrows flew down 
to feed where slops are emptied in the garden. 
As near as I could tell they were nearly all 
males, They v/ere frightened at something and flew 
up in the big maple where I had some pieces of 
suet hung. They perched within 2 ft. of it but 
took no notice of it. Then 5 males flew down 
on the platform about 5 feet from me and tried 
everything that looked good to eat. One would 
see a little tiny fragment of bone and would 
take it in its bill and chew it a little, and 
then throw it away. They looked up at me as 
if wondering what I was doing. 
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January 28, 1900 - Sunday . 
This morning 1 saw some sparrows on the steps. 
They fed for a while and then saw me and flew 
away. I spread some bread crumbs for them and 
about 15 came;there were some females. I tried 
to look out from under a table but could not see. 
My foot tapped the floor lightly and they went av/ay. 
Then I took a shawl and fastened ny opera glasses 
in it and then had the shawl come over my head 
and shoulders. This plan worked well. I crept 
