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5-19-80 Mon. 58°-78°
High clouds + calm in A.M. - light shower 11:20 A.M., then sunny. Wind mid-day SW, 5-10 mph. overcast and thunder to W, 3:30 P.M. - rain 3:50 P.M. - hard - = [[underline in red]] 0.5" by 5:00 P.M. [[/underline]] - then ending.

[[red √]] 3-4 Blackpoll Ws. (5)  20-25 Doves (5)
3 House Wrens [[red]] (25) [[/red]]
                         4-5 Crows
1 Yellowthroat (5)       10-15 Jays
2 Red-eyed Vireos (25)   10-15 Grackles
1 White-eyed Vireo (5)   2-3 Red-wings (5)
1 Wood Thrush (5)        2 Cowbirds (5)
2 Bluebirds [[double red underline]]√1[[/underline]]           10-15 Starlings
1 Yellow-b. Cuckoo (5)   8-10 House Sps.
3 Ch. Swifts             2-3 Song    " [[ditto for: Sps.]] (5)
1 Acad. Flycatcher (5)   1 C. Wren (5)
1 Cr.   " [[ditto for: Flycatcher]] (5)   4-5 Goldfinches (5)
2 Indigo Buntings (25)   3-4 Chickadees (5)
5-6 Robins (5)           3-4 Titmice (5)
15± Cardinals (5)        1 Nuthatch 2X

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[[top margin]] Chipmunk
[[red]] Grey Fox in Meadow 3:10 PM. [[/red]][[/top margin]]

2-3 Mockers (5)          2-3 Meadowlarks
1-2 Red-bellies          2-3 Field Sps. (5)
1-2 Downys               2-3 Chipping Sps (5)
1-2 Towhees (5)          3 Barn Swallows
1-2 Thrashers (5)        1 Peewee (5)
2 Catbirds [[red √]]     1 Yellow-br. Chat (5)
20± C. Waxwings          1 Bobwhite (C)
[[red √]] 1 Prairie W.(5) [[red √]] [[red underline]] 1 Wilson's W.(5) [[/underline]]
[[red √]] 1 Sc. Tanager (5) 2 P. Martins
[[red √]] 1 Orchard Oriole (5)  [[circled red *]] 1 Red-shoulder
[[red √]] 1 Bl.-gr. Gnatcatcher  1 Kingbird
[[red √]] [[red underline]] 1 Swainson's [[/underline]] Thrush

√1 Bluebirds very active at nest box in morning.  About noon, I killed a 4-5 foot black snake on drive, about 100' from box.  No bluebirds in afternoon - checked nest - completed, but empty - can only hope snake did not raid box.

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(s) should be (5)