came to it. It would get a piece and fly into 
the wood shed to eat it. It would crawl readily 
around the stonework of the foundation. Put 
some food for the juncos also. They came and 
also some English sparrows. The juncoes were 
rather afraid of the sparrows. The males would 
chase each other like vesper sparrows. The 
juncos went in the wood shed. 
November 16, 190Q - Friday . 
This morning two white-breasted nuthatches 
came. One drove away the other. The English 
sparrows watched them and lit on the trunk of 
the tree near the suet and were promptly chased 
away. The nuthatch did not bother the juncos. 
The sparrows could climb right up the foundation 
wall using their tails for a brace. 
November 17, 1900 - Saturday. 
This morning I went over to the Half Moon 
skating. 
There were great flocks of evening grosbeaks 
in the woods. It was a dark day with dull gray 
clouds but not very cold. The grosbeaks were 
Quite restless and flew from place to place call¬ 
ing loudly. One male gave a few notes that may 
have been part of his song. 
They were feeding on buds and keys. They were 
scattered under the trees quite thickly. The 
birds seemed to keep to the tree tops. There 
Were a number of haiiywoodpeckers around. They 
Were mating. They rattled and screamed at one 
nnother and then flew to other trees. Then I 
went home. 
November 19, 1900 - Monday. 
It rained all day yesterday and froze on the 
tree and ground until about l/2 inch had formed, 
^aw a flock of evening grosbeaks flying around, 
hov/n by the depot I saw a robin. It flew up from 
9 ome berries by Howell's house and flew south with 
a whispered notes. While it was still dark I 
