1928 Wednesday Feb 8. Today I noticed that the buds on the elms are noticeably swollen. For a couple of weeks the buds of the beeches have tipped the treetops carrying the light green branches to appear almost white by contrast. Feb 10. Cass showed me a letter from a man in Del or Indiana who claims that woodpeckers are increasing there. He did not believe it was true, but said that he would know how to put the statement in his file data on increase? Saw buds. I asked him if he had a corresponding file for Spots or decrease. He said 'no', that the custom had been started by Lawson as he apparently was not interested in spotted decrease. So the same idea is being perpetuated.