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of blue so called Flanders [[?]] which were somewhat of a disappointment in showing so much liybudisin[[guess]] particularly the green heads of the smaller. Very interesting place which B[[?]] plans to use as a place to get a lot of duck eggs for hatching in incubators & placing at 6 weeks on ponds at Howlands Islands The Visliers Ferry and allowing them to develop naturally. He is afraid of failure to develop natural duck foods but believe it can be practical by planting in frames. Has a lot of trapped wild black ducks which seem contented doing lots of courting but laying few eggs yet. Back to town. Car not ready so went to upland game farm at Pharsalia. Here are several ponds on which he expects to release black ducks also is developing an idea demonstration visit of grouse cover by planting & thinning. Has not progressed very far yet. Lots of apple seedlings all over place Return to Sherburne get car & get to Albany at 7:00 PM. Stayed over night at Delmar Ore game farm near Albany.
April 19, 1935
Left Delmar at 8:00 AM after inspecting one grouse mating pens. He has [[?]] where pairs of birds & confined with boxes & evergreen branches for shelter. Some of males strutting & very pugnacious. Other pen where he has three males confined to cages which are accessible to the females in an outer pen. Says [[female symbol]]'s are sometimes with one & sometimes with other in morning. Females