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Highlands working through some locust trees, calling and chattering. Finally it flew starting over my head but swerving to one side when it recognized me.  They are of very local distribution here being found mainly in cleared
country around Cabin John Md. and above there.

The Field Sparrows nest that I found two weeks ago was empty the young having evidently just
left it, so the eggs must have been incubated more than I thought.  Farther down the hill as I entered a little opening another pair appeared
holding food in their bills and I sat down at once to see if I could locate the nest.  They
chipped at me sharply and hopped about but all though I waited an hour still there was nothing doing.  For a time I thought they might be  feeding the young of the first brood as they were about and teased a little to be feed but the adult [[strikethrough]] flew at them [[/strikethrough]] that I took to be the female paid no attention to them beyond keeping away from them or once when once was in the way she
flew at it striking it with

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her feet and wings.  Finally I noticed that the adults visited all the bushes in the clearing but one and going up there found the nest about three feet from the ground.  It contained four young ready to leave and as the nest was touched
they flew out going in four different directions, fluttering and roaming through the grass.  The adults made a great demonstration
only once coming near and that when the young first came out.  Three were captured and banded Nos 8556-7-8.  Later I found another nest in a bush containing three eggs that were apparently fresh.  Some of the males are still in song and
I saw many of the striped young in first plumage.

Tufted Titmouse - heard.
Cardinal - few.
Song Sparrow few.
Goldfinch common.
Fish Crow several
Common Crow " [[dittos for: several]]
Bluejay two imitating Butes lineatus
Downy Woodpecker two.
Turkey Vulture - in sight all the while.
Bobwhite heard whistling occasionally
Purple grackle - few.
Mourning Dove two
Chewink common - still singing