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spotted with light rufous. The female came around calling and trailing her wings. She was very anxious and walked out to within 6 feet of me.
I came back several times to watch her. Once I saw her on the nest. When I came right up a young one would be in it but it immediately crawled out of it.
The nest was quite large and compact. It was made of cattails and grass. 
Went on through the marsh and found two
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Red-winged Blackbird's nests with 4 eggs in each. I took one. Found another nest just started. 
The female Killdeer had her young near the marsh in a plowed field, over half a mile from where they were hatched. Then I went  home.
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After supper I went down to the Rail's nest again. There was one more young hatched. The shells were pipped high up near the large end. I took the shell. The ground near the nest was covered with small
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