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Highway, I was able to get a better look - two [[underlined]] Purple Martins [[/underlined]] now dropping lower - then several more. As I pulled in at a little store the little shopping center just north of Hechinger's (Amoco station), about 20-30 Purple Martins flew low overhead circling and twittering above two small, weather-beaten Martin houses back of the little store.
They were creating quite a stir. Fish Crow.

April 12, 1953 - Sunday.
This morning I made the first Spring trip to the woods. In the cool 40's - wool shirt and