MARCH. 
March 2, 1901 - Satuday . 
This morning Mat Engeln and I went over on 
the island. It was warm with an overcast sky. 
It had heen warm for two or 3 days. The snow 
was going off fast. The nuthatches were sing¬ 
ing their to whery wery wery wery . In all 
directions. ~~They were quarreling and jabbering 
at each other all the time like boys going to 
light. They ran along the limbs and jawed with 
half opened wings and spread tail. 
Heard several crows in the distance. They 
Uttered harsh guttural caws. Crossed over and 
went into Hackett's woods. Under one of the 
trees by the lane were numerous fresh owl signs. 
Vi/e went along keeping close watch on all the 
trees. I hooted like a horned owl and then like 
a barred owl. As I stopped a large owl flew up 
behind us and came along over us snapping its 
bill loudly. It flew around this one woods all 
the time, it was very wild. Finally in order 
to see what kind it was I hid behind a tree near 
where I knew it was going to light next, and Mat 
c ircled around and chased it up. It lit on a 
large limb nearby. I saw it was a large barred 
°wl. it had just arrived from the south and I 
headed my migration list with it. I found one 
°f its feathers. Then we vent home. 
March 5, 1901 - Sunday. 
Today there was a hard northwest wind with 
Hurries of sleet. Mat and I went up on the hill, 
s aw a few crows. Saw where they had been walking 
Hong on the ground. Heard some chicadeos. Went 
down in Voeck’s pasture. Saw more crow and some 
woodchuck tracks, and scared up a bunch of 
quail. 
Then v/e went home. 
