bluejay. It was the first one I had seen. Its 
flight was tilty. I noticed a predominance of 
gray and black in its plumage. It light in a 
piece of woods a long way off. 
Heard several bluejays and a crow. The day 
was sunny; sharp in the morning butwarm at noon. 
°everal chicadees came around after dinner. They 
were fearless going into the cave and coming 
Quite close. One ate a little baked potato. They 
seemed to be attracted by the sound of chopping. 
Several nuthatches and a downy woodpecker came 
but were wilder. 
The crows called gutturally from over the hill 
^id bluejays slyly hopped in and out of pines, 
wound where the ruffed grouse had been roosting 
ln the thick hemlocks and one had used a small 
cavity under a rock. About 4 o’clock we went 
home. 
February 3, 1901 - Sunday . 
lhis morning it was cloudy with an east wind, 
■'ent down in the fields in the forenoon. Hunted 
around for horned larks but saw none. I heard 
hem calling as they fly over every sunny day. 
b0w * Looked around Hacketts barn but saw none, 
^long the river I saw' numerous quail tracks. Lid 
hot notice any evening grosbeak signs. They have 
hisappeared within the last 10 days. 
Followed along the river bank and flushed a 
ozen quail. They lit farther down and I still 
hnted close up to them. They were calling to 
ea °h other close by. put them up and they flew 
° Ver into Lyon's woods. To my surprise another 
hnch of the same size followed. I noticed 
hbmerous places in sheltered situations where 
y had slept. Lent over to where the shrike 
up mice but did not find any. It was 
'iu.ite cold. 
or th e ?L baCk ?^ 3Ugh Ly ° ns v;0ods and ^ared two 
the si® l fr ° m a brush P ile * I hunted for 
1 saw a number of th^ “ * In 1Mne ’ s woods 
V/e nt home b * ^ Sparrow tra cks. Then I 
