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May 4, Sunday 1913.

Stayed at Kalmbach's but at
Woodridge last night and this
morning he and I got out early
before six and went down cross
country as far as the bridge
at Bennings.  Looked like rain
early but cleared and was
very warm.  Our way took us
through cultivated fields and
small patches of forest.
and then along the marshy
ground near the Eastern
Branch.

Chimney swift - tol com near houses.
Purple grackle - common - young out of nest and others calling loudly.
Mourning Dove - tolerably common.
Maryland Yellowthroat - very common.
White-eyed Vireo - common singing loudly.
Myrtle Warbler - fairly common.  Only migrant Warbler noted.
Red-eyed Vireo fairly common.
House Wren - common.
Wood Thrush common.
Song sparrow - common. found nest on ground in swamp containing four fresh eggs.
White throated sparrow - common singing.
Field sparrow. common.  one nest with four fresh eggs on ground in high field. female flushed right under my foot and had 

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I put it down the eggs would have been crushed.  Very scantily covered from above.
Meadowlark fairly common.
Catbird common.
Cardinal - several - singing a little
Brown Thrasher - several.
Chewink common.
Robin - several
Barn Swallow - around one barn and near yeast factory.
English Sparrow common.
Chipping " - fairly common.
Yellow Warbler common. - nestbuilding.
Bluejay. several
Redstart - common
Ovenbird - common one singing from top of tall tree.
American crow common.
Flicker - several.
Tufted Titmouse - several
? Wilson Thrush - not seen - heard singing could not find bird though heard several times. [[sidenote]] not taken [[/sidenote]]
Kingbird common
Rough-winged Swallow.  One Penn[[?]]. By track. Others along Eastern Branch at Bennings.
Carolina Wren - several.
American goldfinch common.
Bobwhite - two.
Scarlet Tanager - heard singing and two males seen fighting.
Yellow breasted Chat several.