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February 28, Friday

This morning there were fifteen or twenty grackles in the department of Agriculture grounds, sitting in the tops of the trees and [[underline]] chucking. [[/underline]] One has been here alone for the past week spending most of its time in a Hemlock just outside the office window.

One bird that I saw on the ground this morning at closeby range was certainly [[underline]] Quiscalus q. aeneas [[/underline]] as the back was distinctly bronze while the others were probably the other subspecies.  Richmond (Chapman's Bds. E.W.A.) says that aeneas is occasional in spring.

March 2, Sunday.

Went out this noon to Bennings and spent most of the afternoon down along the eastern branch.  There were many crows ([[underline]] brachyrhynchus [[/underline]] apparently, feeding along on the marshy areas left bare by the tide and others came flying in here during the afternoon before going to the roost at Woodridge.

Saw many Turkey buzzards today soaring around in the high wind.