around in great numbers. One female downy 
started to light on pick’s leg as he was sawing 
u changed its mind. 'They would come and watch 
them 6 or 8 feet away. 
„ A group were soon gathered around the pile 
and we went over there. Chicadees were driven 
away by nuthatches and nuthatches by woodpeckers. 
■Lhe male woodpeckers drove the females away. All 
pile 6Geer f0r erubs * V,e le aned against the 
The woodpeckers and nuthatches kept to the 
btside. I saw one female get a grub as large as 
lead pencil and I-1/2 inches long. It was only 
y repeated efforts that it Could swallow it. 
it would draw its neck in and then stretch it out 
the effort. They came within 4 feet of us. 
w.l ChiCGd ! eS fearlessl y went into the cracks and 
nt m and out between our feet. One lit on 
"‘fit ’ s head. 
* aw a number of tree sparrows. They were rather 
w Hd. Then we went home. 
January 6, 190 1 - Sunday. 
, 13 afternoon "! went over below Sproul’s 
Uaw , tw0 whi te-breasted nuthatches talking 
Jight to each other. They ran up and down the 
re ® s and called excitedly to each other. 
1 JZZt another S ivin S the spring song. Then 
* went home. 
January 12, 1901 - Saturd ay. 
cw, 1 ^ 3 morn ing ad out 10 o'clocklm 'immense snowy 
its - eV; ° Ver the house * it was a cloudy morning. 
f ts wj ngs appeared pure white . It flew with a 
Ppin 6 motion. It was going southwest. 
<UvwV 0W ? Z the fields * V/alked out on the 
can? 6 b f rd above the river - heard some quail 
°thei ihZ 1*1™ m !* They were talki ng to each 
the! I Ihe y had just come off the roost. When 
ZZtZZZ ? Sy fl r* had roosted ™her the 
coveron P teCtl ° n ° f a Wlll0w * a ’he whole 15 
Then a i V9ry . 3m 11 P la ce. 
1 hen I went home. 
