I could hear them in all directions as they 
scolded at the dog. I could tell when anything 
was coming towards me hy their chipping sparrow 
like notes. 
Saw several catbirds nests. One was nearly 
filled with blackberry seeds by the mice. 
NORTH FREEDOM. 
October 24, 1900 - Wednesday . 
This evening I sav; a pair of white-breasted 
nuthatches eat sunflower seeds in our garden. They 
would get seed and fly with it to a roof and split 
It open. 
October 25, 1900 - Thursda y. 
This evening a chicadee was getting seeds. It 
got one and flew away. I went out to see how many 
there were left, when it lit within 3 feet of me 
with a questioning note and got a sunflower seed 
a nd flew off. 
October 26, 1900 - Friday . 
This morning it is bright and sunny. The 
English sparrows are courting. They strut before 
the females and chirp harshly. The females scold 
& nd peck at them and finally fly off with them in 
Pbrsuit. They fly with great rapidity and twist 
tn and out, and finally end up in a tree. On the 
Way they are generally joined by several others 
a nd a fight is the result. 
October 27, 1900 - Saturday . 
Clear and bright this morning with indication 
°f rain. The English sparrows were feeding in 
sn 'all flocks. Some were trying to feed in the road 
b Ut a young plymouth rock rooster would not let 
them. If a door banged they always flew up but 
returned immediately. 
After breakfast 1 went out to Erswells. There 
V/ ere juncos, and vesper sparrows feeding on ragweed 
a long the road. Saw several scattering flocks of 
^d-winged blackbirds. The English sparrows were 
