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almost perpendicularly and giving
a rattling call.  A few fish crows
were with them but the greater
part were [[underlined]] C. b. brachyrhynchus [[/underlined]].
I called them over once by
imitating them and they
circled over us one even lighting
in a tree for an instant.

March 11, Tuesday.

This morning was a warm
damp spring morning with
plenty of birds in the department
grounds.  The Purple grackles were
very noisy and were flying
about in all directions.  Kalinbach
said that Sunday they were
nestbuilding near Woodridge.

March 25, Tuesday.

Heard Spizella passerina singing
near West Union, W. Virginia

March 29, Saturday.

Lawrence, Kansas.  Many Meadowlarks
and a Robin singing
this morning.  Robin in yard
getting worms.  Heard a flock
of geese go over last night.
Many Red-winged Blackbirds
flying over in small flock today.
West to Newton Kansas saw
numbers of Meadowlarks and

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quite a few crows.  A white-rumped
shrike on a wire near Burrton
Kans.  Two sparrowhawks near
Peabody.

West to Florence there was
a good deal of timber bordering
the streams but beyond
them a decrease could be
noticed.

June 22, Sunday.

This morning Fay and I went out to 
Bluemont on the new Electric 
line.  Rather a cloudy days with
rain in the morning and
showers during the day.  The
road went over through
Leesburg crossing goose creek and
other smaller streams.  At Bluemont
called Snickersville on the old 
maps we climbed up to
the summit of Snicker's Gap
at about 1500 feet above sea level
following the Winchester-Washington
Turnpike.  From here we turned
off and came out finally at the
Bear's den overlooking the wide
fertile valley of the Shenandoah with
brief glimpses of the river below.
To western eyes this region seems
well wooded and even in the
cultivated valleys tilled fields
alternate with squares of trees.
see beyond[[?]]) No birds out of the ordinary