-
Title
-
Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2_020
-
Alternative Title
-
Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 2
-
Date
-
1899
-
Creator
-
Elizabeth Van Sant
-
Description
-
Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
-
Identifier
-
321301
-
Transcription
-
50 seizes a finger and nips so vigorously that the instinctive withdrawing of the hand pulls him clear out of his "nest". Poor little Junior, the baby sparrow, want to cuddle down in that cozy place, but Phil chases him away. We though the cold iron would be uncomfortable for him, so we put a piece of flannel in the bottom; but he would not go near it until we removed the innovation. We then put some sand in the bottom, and were ourselves almost excited when he made no objection Oct. 8 Poor Farm woods, 2 p. m. Clear and cool; some breeze. bluejay field sparrow white-throated sparrow junco flicker dove chickadee robin hairy woodpecker Carolina nuthatch fox sparrow goldfinch red-eyed towhee Harris' sparrow ruby-crowned kinglet Oct. 14 We made the discovery today that our birds are very fat. We had noticed that the grosbeaks seemed heavy in their movements, but had supposed it to be natural increase in weight; but as they moulted we could see that the bare places were just rolls of fat. Even the orioles share in the condition. I have let them all have what hemp seed they wanted, and the orioles, being unable to crack the seeds, have perched by seed-cup when the grosbeaks were eating, and have picked up the crumbs, or even whole seeds cleared of their weight. The grosbeaks generally run along the floor, instead of venturing flight.
-
Rights
-
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
-
Is Version Of
-
E:\great nebraska\downloads\downloads\scraped_images\elizabeth_van_sant\elizabeth_van_sant_321301-1899051.jpg
