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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 [[end page]] [[start page]] 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