1929 Nov. 5. Cleared last night. Cold wind from north. Went convening on late in afternoon. Heard flicker and saw Ruddy Duck - Small migrants seem to be gone. Returned to White Plains. Nov. 6. Drove to Katonah in afternoon. Birds very scarce - a few chickadees and sparrows. Went in to N.Y. to the Natural History Museum. Mr. J.T. Nichols took me into Central Parks for an hour. First twenty minutes we saw only Eng. Sparrows and Starlings. Then on a little promontory where there was more of a tangle of uncultivated shrubs we found Hermit Thrushes, Fox Sparrows, White Throats (6-8) 12t and on the shore a Rusty Blackbird. The blackbird fed along the shore for some minutes. Mr. Nichols flushed it with a stone hoping it would give its note but no sound was heard. It flew off across the lake. Later we saw it again near its original feeding grounds. Returning toward the museum we saw a Purple Grackle - very tame and in fine plumage. Mr. Nichols said the Fox Sparrows has just come in to the N.Y. region. Clear Warmer. Nov. 7. Drove to Katonah in afternoon. Saw chickadees & juncos and took the midnight train from N.Y. to Washington. Nov. 8. Washington. As I stood on one of the main streets waiting for a car I noticed both Eng. Sparrows and Starlings on the buildings opposite. At Tahoma Park I noticed Bluebirds, Starlings. Visited the White House and Corcoran Gallery then took Capitol Limited to Chicago. Nov. 9. Very white frost as we neared Chicago. Saw no birds except Crows. Left Chicago at 2 p.m. for California Nov. 10. Snow on the ground in N. Nebraska and Wyoming. Nov. 11. Snow on platform. Hundreds of Sand Grises on Mt. Salt Lake - Yells is Cross.