they lit. A number of robins were feeding on 
frost grapes in a tree. They were very wild. 
There ware numbers of them in these woods. Their 
lisping notes could be heard in all directions. 
<>atched a blue jay flying-, it flew with its head 
a nd body turned slightly towards the direction in 
which the wind came. Like this 
west wind East 
a is the jay 
north 
It was going straight north on dotted course. A 
bobolink and a bronzed grackle flew over. 
Saw a catbird, a song and a white-throated 
s Farrow and an Indigo bunting. 
A large bird appax-ently a hairy woodpecker 
by the wing motion and shape of wings flew over 
Tuite high up. It was silent. 
A red-winged blackbird flew over. 
Then I went home. 
September 27, 1 9 00- Thursday. 
This morning Clarence Cook and I went down 
the Island. Saw a family of American gold¬ 
finches feeding on sticktights. There were a 
dumber of song sparrows scattered through a corn 
ield feeding. When flushed they took refuge in 
Some bushes and weeds covering the river bank 
which was very steep at this place. 
On a wire fence at the edge of the voods was a 
Phoebe. It flew against the side of a large tree, 
an insect and lit on a bump to swallow it. 
‘■d e n it saw us it went into the tops of the trees, 
afterward we heard it calling. There were lots 
1 robins here. Heard a song sparrow sing. 
, A junco flew up in the top of a tree and called 
fhe a thrasher. Went on. Saw a great number of 
0 ins. They wore feeding on the ground and amoxig 
■^grapevines. I could see where they had been 
& tirig black haws. £ 
Saw them on sunken floodhash covered with 
