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ning a Western Meadowlark was heard singing. 11. Cloudy, 
28 to 42; Birds first seen and heard were the Flicker, Rusty 
Blackbird, Bronzed Grackle, and Song Sparrow. A large flock 
of Pintails was seen flying over in the P. M. In the evening 
there was thunder and rain, turning into a snowstorm accom- 
panied by a high east wind. 
12. Cloudy, dep wet snow on the ground, 32 to 48; a Mourn- 
ing Dove came into the barnyard in search of food, and stayed 
all day. A few Blackbirds, Robins, and Bluebirds were flying 
about, and six Meadowlarks were seen sitting on a walnut tree 
in the P. M. 18. Cloudy, light snow, 25 to 38; Meadowlarks, 
Robins, and Bluebirds were all gone. 14. Cloudy, light snow 
in P. M. Snowstorm in evening, 8 to 37. 15. Cloudy, snow 
turned to rain in the morning and rained all day; some snow 
drifts, 31 to 38; a Fox Sparrow came and ate with the Juncos 
and Tree Sparrows where I had scattered some corn meal for 
them. Two Prairie Horned Larks came into the barnyard in 
search of food. 16. Clear, 8 to 23; a Robin was in the garden 
in the morning, and a Meadowlark came into the barnyard in 
search of food. 17. Clear, 21 to: 44: a covey of eight Bob- 
white was seen along the public highway. 18. Snowstorm all 
day accompanied by a high north wind, 23 to 4; a covey of 
Bob-white were scattered about the place in the morning and 
were calling. A Prairie Horned Lark went in the Sparrow trap 
which I had baited with oats; it was in the front chamber, so 
I just lifted the trap and let it fly away. The birds were very 
hungry on this day, and we put our four large plates full of 
eracked butternuts on the feeding shelf to satisfy them. 19. 
Clear, 11 below zero in the morning, 15 above in P. M. 7 above 
in the evening; a Robin was here in the morning and a Bluebird 
Meee lee 20. Partly cloudy, 21 to 52; a Cardinal was in the 
garden—the first one this winter. 21. Cloudy, 34 to 53; two 
Gulls flew over and some Goldfinches were heard. Late in the 
evening a Bob-white was heard calling. 22. Cloudy and rainy, 
40 to 31. 23. Clear, 15 to 36; enough snow melted to leave 
large patches of bare ground, and a good many Bluebirds were 
flying about. 24. Clear, 20 to 40; many large flocks of Pin- 
tails were flying about in every direction in the evening. 
Peper arty cloudy, 88 to 40; a flock of about 30 Canada 
Geese flew over in the A. M. and a male Marsh Hawk arrived 
in P. M. A good many Blackbirds, Meadowlarks, Robins, and 
Bluebirds were flying about, and a Western Meadowlark 
was heard singing. A neighbor saw a covey of twelve Bob- 
white in the morning, and also reported finding two dozen frozen 
Meadowlarks in his straw stack. An article in one of the daily 
papers stated that some frozen Bob-white were found along 
the hedge fences near Albany. 25. Clear, 12 to 35; Marsh 
Hawk seen again. 27. Partly cloudy, 30 to 35; many Hawks 
were migrating most of them were Rough-legs, and a few Red- 
fais, 28. Partly cloudy, 17 to 39. 29: Partly cloudy,.27 to 
