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went up in Ricks grove. saw a large flock of Redwing flying over. I always see them going Southeast every morning and never see them go back. I saw a White-breasted Nuthatch on a tree. The upperparts were bluish grey below whitish. crown and nape black. cheeks white. It has notes like [[underline]]hinka[[/underline]]. a [[underline]][[warmb]][[/underline]] and [[underline]]au[[/underline]]; all are nasal the last markedly

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This afternoon I was sitting by a window reading. I heard a soft [[underline]]suta suta[[/underline]] and looking out saw a chicadee hunting in a rose bush. It would look all around and then suddently fly up and get some insect. If it was large it would hold it under it foot and pound it. The sparrows when they go to roost have a grand fight and pow-wow for places sometimes when one