Notes
October Twenty-eighth
The bull-frog, whose legs are considered such a delicacy, often attains a length of fifteen inches. Its food consists of insects, small frogs, birds, mice, and young water-fowl, and one has been killed which had eaten a bat. Birds have learned to look upon it as a foe. Bull-frogs are fast becoming extinct because of the demand for their legs.
October Twenty-ninth
The sharp-shinned hawk is smaller in body, but has about the same expanse of wing, as a domesticated pigeon. It is one of the few hawks that is destructive to birds and young poultry. Not only in the country, but in the city parks and villages, it is seen in late fall or in winter, skimming over the tops of the bushes ready to pounce upon a sparrow of any species the instant one appears.
October Thirtieth
Red squirrels and chipmunks differ in size, markings, and habits. The red squirrel is nearly twice as large as the chipmunk, it nests in trees, and is usually seen among the branches. It is red on the back and whitish beneath, sometimes having one black line along each side. Chipmunks live in the ground, hollow stumps, and roots. They are poor tree climbers and will not jump from tree to tree unless forced to do so. They have a black stripe down the back and two on each side.