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Sprang in front of males swimming rapidly with head erect and back partly submerged. Males showed some jealousy and [[drove?]] each other about. Male [[callnote while rough?]] in a high [[tone something like fra-a-a?]]
at a distance [[checkmark]] [[As it is?]] [[?]] the male raises breast sometimes and elevates head, raising chest as he calls. Again the head is thrown straight back so that it strikes the back above the wings with the throat up the bill pointing toward tail the bill is then thrown up and the head brought back to the erect position again. 
[[checkmark]] [[female symbol]] ruddy swimming close behind male in display [[?]] gives an absurd [[?]] swimming with tail [[?]] jerking bill quickly [[checkmark]] up [[?]] then extending [[?]] tail without [[?]] answered
Beginning of [[?]] birds sit facing each other, 18 inches apart [[then rise?]] slowly erect with a peculiar [[checkmark]] trilling. [[?]] with whistles stand erect, advance toward each other until breasts touch then sink slowly down & preen sides. At times as breasts touch they throw the feet quickly making a great splashing again the display is almost [[?]] One in display with back to female Male frequently turns after female sinks [[down?]] paddles a short distance still back with back of female.

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saw two grebes rise in this position both facing in the same direction. [[checkmark]] While in display they turn the heads constantly from one side to the other.
[[checkmark]] Mallard [[female symbol]] out in Shore searching for nest site quacking loudly, [[male symbol]] [[?]] on back.
Paired coots swim toward each other from 20 feet distant beaks extended on water. [[strikethrough]] [[?]][[/strikethrough]] calling kik kik kik kik. [[?]] & then with open bills throw drops of water from side to side [[?]] against each other [[turning?]] about
[[?]] by [[extending?]] [[?]] raising [[checkmark]] head straight up [[?]] bill [[?]] female [[?]] same motion Male [[?]] 
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Brown [[sparrow?]] nest [[14?]] inches up in sage. eggs 4 [[?]] brown. Nest a small cup of grass & [[wild?]] [[?]] woven lined with horse hair & bits of fine grass
[[checkmark]] [[female symbol]] Ruddy [[whap?]] quick