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sang a dozen times right along ending it with the harsh shattering note which characterizes it in the breeding season. The song had a good many cracks and quavers in it. Farther on below Seeley's marsh I started a flock of Song Sparrows skattered among some ragweed on which they were feeding. They were very shy, keeping out of sight. When they flew their wings made a humming noise audible quite a distance

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They were quarrelsome [[underline]]chr-r-ring[[/underline]] at each other if they got to near. Thier common note was a [[underline]]tseep[[/underline]]. Some of them [[underline]]chirrped[[/underline]] at me vigorously from a distance. A good many of them went across the river. About the same number went back into the marsh. In the marsh I saw a number of Short-billed Marsh-Wrens. Their underparts were whitish; breast sides and undertail coverts were washed with reddish;