March 25, 1899 - Saturday. 
Thi3 morning I saw a half dozen juncoes "by 
Spahr’s. Its bill is yellow; belly white; 
head "blackish; "breast and sides slate grey; back 
blackish; outer tail feathers white; its song 
was like sweetosweeto chik chit chitty chee chut 
chut to to twee. It can only be heard about 35 
yards. The ordinary note was tsip . When fly¬ 
ing its spread its tail and showed the white 
feathers. 
ABRIL. 
April 2, 1899 - Sunday. 
Went down in the fields this morning before 
breakfast. By the ditch on Doheretys I saw two 
tree sparrow's. The t op of the head was reddish 
brown; rump grey; back streaked with brown; 
underparts, whitish; indistinct black spot on 
breast; middle of tail black. The common note 
was tsip . They sang sweetly. They flew along 
the ground so fast and kept under cover so well 
that they would hardly be noticed. They jerked 
thier tails nervously. 
April 9, 1899 - Sunday . 
This afternoon it is bright and sunny. 
Clarence Cook and I went over on the Island. Saw 
a robin on a patch of greensward. Its breast 
was reddish brown, belly white, back dark slate, 
crown and tail black, primaries and secondaries 
browner than back. Circle round eye white; bill 
yellow; when it ran fast its head was level with 
its body. 
April 11, 1899 - Tuesday . 
This morning I went down to the ditch below 
the school-house before breakfast. A male gold¬ 
finch lit in a little box elder and began to 
sing. Here is the song sweets y sweeter sweet 
t_oosy toosy pe-e-e-e seoo per-chic o-ree swee swee 
.per chic-o-ree. 
lhen 1 went home. 
