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near as I could get it [[underlined]] prezh [[/underlined]] or sometimes [[underlined]] perezh [[/underlined]]. The female always went in a certain way. She would come on one side and go out around on a set of twigs to the branch the nest was attached. All but one gave a harsh zhree when they were fed. The male stood guard over me. He called and scolded and sang. Once an inquisitive female English Sparrow lit near and was immediately chased away. The note of the young was sometimes
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like [[underlined]] zhee [[/underlined]]. After feeding them the female would sit on the edge of the nest for an instant and look around. The nest was about 13 or 14 feet above the water. I sat in the shade of an elm about 30 away. The nest swung a good in the wind. Went down to the Red-head's nest. They have changed its location making it farther out probably because of a knot by the other hole which made digging hard. There were young in it. The old ones fed them

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