56 . 
On our way home v:e found a chipping 
sparrow’s nest hy McCoy’s with a kernel oi field 
corn hidden in the lining hy a bluejay. 
March 24, 1900 - Saturday . 
Heard a robin sing again this morning. So 
far as I have noticed they do not sing now after 
7:30. 
Heard a bluebird after breakfast. It sang 
and then gave the fall note of turwee . 
Went to Baraboo this afternoon. Saw two 
large flocks of redpolls feeding in a weed 
grown fields. A crow lit in a tree by the road 
and stayed there while we passed. Another 
settled down and balanced himself on a corn stub. 
Heard a horned lark give his spring song. 
On the way back saw two more crows in a tree 
and several were flying around. 
Saw a northern shrike on a post, he flew to 
a tree and wiped his bill. I thought at first 
that it was a bluejay. 
Saw some English sparrows bathing in a 
ditch. I thought it would be pretty cold for 
them. 
March 25, 1900 - b un day . 
Today the male downy woodpecker came to 
the suet twice. It was snowing hard. The wind 
was in the east and he kept on the west side of 
the tree. 
March 26, 1S00 - Monday. 
This morning 1 saw an English sparrow eating 
snow in the little elm. 
A white-breasted nuthatch was singing in the 
maple. He perched crosswise on a limb. He 
would stretch up while giving it and lower his 
head as far as he could reach without toppling 
over and then bring it up with a jerk. 
