was melted away from the pile to a distance of 
about two feet. They picked at the weeds and 
chased each other around. They were waiting 
for the sun to rise. They were not so wild as 
common when it is warmer and they seemed loth 
to leave their sheltered place and let nre pass 
by at a distance of 15 feet without flying. 
In Baraboo about half past seven it was 
& hout 10° warmer but a cold west wind was blow¬ 
ing. A purple finch lit in the top of a large 
elm at the corner of Yfest and Second avenue e,nd 
sang. The song was loud and clear but was 
fragmentary in character. Then it flew on 
Bgain not seeming to mind the cold in the least. 
A little farther on I saw a golden crowned 
kinglet in a box elder, something unusual for 
bhis time of year. It seemed quite happy and 
bopped around calling and singing quite a loud 
song. There were several others around in the 
shelter of the arbor vitae and Norway spruces. 
They prefer the evergreens in the fall and 
winter. 
Tonight after school 1 heard a harsh kra kra 
from over by Anderson’s tv:o houses east of Hall’s, 
f knew that it was a northern shrike and went 
°ver there. It was hopping’ around in some berry 
bushes and calling with all its might. It would 
spread one wing a little farther than the other 
^d shake them. I was about 20 feet away but could 
hot see what it was after. Suddenly I saw 
snother shrike on the ground that kept its head 
burned towards the other all the time. I 
a Pproached a little closer and saw that the one 
°n the ground had an English sparrow which it was 
guarding from the first. I had heard that they 
could be caught while eating. This one had evi¬ 
dently had enough to eat but was Joth to leave 
fbs prey. It edged away just out of reach while 
f picked the sparrow up. It was store cold and 
bad its head eaten off. The first one flew off 
an d the other lit in a plum tree. I shook the 
