Jim and I vent over to the hemlocks, v.'e sat 
down in the cave and I heard a curious whistling 
cluck coming from a clump of elders about 40 
feet off. It was a male ruffed grouse and soon 
after I saw him. He flew. 
SEPTEMBER. 
Sept ember 29, 1901 - Sunday. 
This morning after breakfast I went down by 
Leiders bridge. There was a large flock of cedar 
waxwings and robins here. They were eating grapes 
4 few of the robins hunted on the ground. They 
Were quite wild. 
It was dark and threatened rain. 
Saw some red-eyed vireo’s. They v/ere wild and 
gave a note like tsip tseet . 7/ent across the 
bridge and followed the river to the swimming hole 
i’he cedar waxwings were eating grapes. They gave 
beady notes like tseep . Scared up an olive backed 
thrush from some weeds. Soon saw another. They 
flew up and sat still looking at me. One gave a 
n °te that sounded like hitting a tumbler with 
Pour hand when it is full of water. If I tried 
to get closer they immediately flew. There were 
a number of white-throated sparrows in the weeds 
& nd a fair sprinkling of song sparrow. Saw 3 or 
^ field sparrows which is something unusual for 
this ground. 
IVent over in T. Hacketts woods. I heard two or 
three faint tseep , but paid no attention to them. 
A chipmunk gave a warning call and 6 or 8 
JUncoes, two field sparrows and some chipping 
sparrows flew up from a field and lit above with 
frightened notes. They evidently thought that 
some danger threatened. 
An olive-backed thrush flew up with a note 
like pree , and then gave a faint chook. The east 
side of the woods was deserted except for a few 
