like tsip. Otherwise the woods were deserted. 
Went on past the swimming hole, scared up about 
10 quail along the river. Looked at the place 
where they came from. It was evidently a scratch¬ 
ing ground where they had gathered to dust their 
feathers with dirt. It had been used just before 
I scared them up. farther on I scared up about 10 
Wore. 
Saw some juncos in the cornfield. Went on to 
i<he plum orchard. Another flock of ten quail flew 
from under some sticks. A number of boards had 
been leaned against a log and in the hollow thus 
formed they had hidden from me. Some did not see 
which way the danger came from and nearly flew in 
% face. 
Went on for a short distance. Heard a robin 
across the river. A mink swam across the river 
®nd went into a hole close by me. It had a robin 
In its mouth. 
Then I went home. 
This afternoon I went over across the river. 
There were a few juncos and goldfinches in the 
ravines. A flock of quail (about 10) were 
feeding on thornapples under the trees,when they 
s aw me they ran over a hillock and then flew over 
into a plowed field. Saw a number of prairie 
horned larks. They seemed to be full of fight. 
They would be quietly feedir^ and then all rise 
& nd whirl perilously near the ground in circles 
sfter a companion. They would whirl off so far 
bhat I could only see them when their underparts 
Were towards me and then come back near me. 
They would sit on a hummock until I got quite 
close and then fly. Saw a vesper sparrow in the 
Woods. 
There were numbers of woodpeckers, nuthatches, 
& nd chicadees in the trees. Scared up those quail 
from the plowed ground. They flew down into the 
woods by the river. The old ones went across and 
^ft the young ones. It approached the fence 
cautiously and saw 3 or 4 just below me. The old 
°ne began to call and they answered. They would 
answer for a while and then rise one at a time 
a bd go over to her. 
