see it through a tree and they were not afraid. 
They would reach forward, get a box elder seed 
and cut the wing from it and then work the seed 
out of the part remaining "by a chewing motion. 
■December 9, 1900 - Sunday. 
This afternoon I bundled up well and started 
for the ravines. By Petteys a large hawk flew 
over. It was sailing as it neared the hill it 
dropped down rapidly and lit in a tree. I follow¬ 
ed. It was in a dead tree with its back towards 
Ine * I paused 25 or 30 rods away and looked at it 
v/ith the glass. Its back was brownish with yellow 
^’hite markings. It looked at me over its 
shoulder, The head had a dark patch around the 
e ye. It shook itself and then flew around the 
corner of the hill low down. I followed, looked 
Ground for about half an hour. Then I crossed a 
Wire fence resolving to go farther back, paused 
to watch a nuthatch and a chicadee. 
Suddenly the chicadee flew towards me. The 
hawk had come up from the ground and lit on a 
ence post about 30 feet away. I stood quiet 
ooking at it through my glass. It saw me after 
a little and flew up and circled over me. It 
5 US a very light graceful flyer. It may have 
been a young Coopers Hawk. It flew along the 
hidge of the hill and I followed. I did not see 
6 gain. Then I went home. 
D ecember 16, 1900 - Sunday. 
This morning when 1 went up after the meat 
hore were 6 evening grosbeaks in a tree by 
^tienbrinks. They were feeding on box elder seeds. 
J-hey were not wild. Came home and went up on the 
ill. It was not cold. There was about 4 inches 
°f snow on the ground. It made climbing hard. 
a ck in the woods I saw some strange tracks. They 
®re oi shape of snow shoes and where the snow 
^ e0 P there were lines along side. I followed 
em around for some time. There were lots of them 
they kept crossing and recrossing in all 
Actions. A large male ruffed grouse finally 
