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I went out to pump the water the White breasted Nuthatch was on the little elm not 6 feet away. Just then a big bluejay flew over and he mistook it for a hawk and flew quickly to the big maple.

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Burr Dickie told me that He had a bluejay in a trap.

Went up to get it tonight after school. When I took it out

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it gave twice a thin note like [[wavy underline]] yíke yíke [[/wavy underline]] It hung onto my thumb all the way home but did not pinch hard. It flew out of my hand as I opened the door and got away.
Then I went up by Hanger's. A little Redpoll came and settled on a branch 3 ft above me in a Norway Spruce for the night.

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Feb. 27, Tuesday.
This morning a bluejay