young one away and alight in its place. They 
kept calling twit tweet and Cha . 
1899. JANUARY. 
January 7, 1899 - Saturday . 
This morning it was warmer. Bundled up 
well and went down in the woods. There were a 
few inches of snow on the ground. Crossed the 
river and went nearly to the farther side of 
the peninsula. Watched a flock of chicadees 
feeding for some time. They searched every 
available place for larvae. Some large birds 
lit for an instant in a tall tree and then flew 
over to G. Hacketts peninsula. I followed. Soon 
I came up on a flock of them. They were evening 
grosbeaks. The males gave a single loud note and 
the females chattered like cedar waxwings. There 
wei’e about 75 of them. They were quite wild. 
Suddenly they flew off. The woods were deserted 
and the chilly wind struck to the bone. Then I 
went home hoping to see them again. 
MARCH. 
March 8, 1899 - Wednesday . 
This morning a white-breasted nuthatch was 
singing in the back yard. Then he flew away with 
the oust omary yak-ah-ak-ah. 
March 9, 1899 - Thursday . 
This morning a smell flock of redpolls were 
out in Pettey’s garden on pigweed seeds. Sides 
and breast light red; crown red; thin cheeks and 
belly white; wings barred with white. Tail black 
notched; the bill is yellow. They hung head from 
the tips of the weeds and fed. They have a note 
like that of a goldfinch. 
