October 8, 1900 - Monday. 
Heard a~flock of bluebirds this~morning be¬ 
fore breakfast. Saw a fullgrown female English 
sparrow that could not fly very well. It could 
only fly about 10 or 15 feet. It flew up from 
the road and lit on the side of the big maple. 
It did not appear to be hurt. It gave an alarm- 
note. Then it flew and hid in the woodpile. 
After breakfast I went up by Rudy's. The 
horned larks and pipits were there in great 
numbers. I noticed some running and went to where 
they were. The did not seem afraid. Some of 
their companions flew over and they called to them 
with notes like t soik ik t sik ik . The notes on 
the wing were slightly different. Like tsika or 
tsik. Suddenly they all flew up. They weie 
cal ling all the time on the wing but their notes 
were not loud. 
Heard a chewink call and it began to sing. Some 
people going by scared it. Then I went home. 
October 9, 1900 - Tuesday . 
This morning' "1 went up to see the pipits. They 
were not there. Heard some horned larks singing. 
It was cool when I first went up, but the sun came 
out and was warmer. Some meadowlark down farther 
flew up on a wire and sang. They staid there 
Until a hand car was nearly abreast of them. 
Heard a bluebird sing. There were numbers.of 
them along the track. They gave a callnote like 
chy/et - it wheur wit it wheur . One flew from the 
"telegraph wire to about 5 feet from the giound, 
ana picked up an insect. 
Saw some red-winged blackbirds. They flew from 
east, northeast to the southwest.. 
Then I went home. 
October 10, 1900 - Wednesday. 
Tonight Percy Knapp and 1 went up on the hill. 
Saw a flock of geese. They came dov/n over the 
hill and passed within 30 rods of us. They were 
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