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[[underlined]] ank [[/underlined]] The Flicker's nest was empty. It smelled very strong. Found a nearly finished Song Sparrows nest in a gooseberry bush farther on. Saw a Sparrow Hawk flying around screaming and found its nest by the noise the young made. It was in an old Woodpecker hole about 20 feet up. Went on back. By the Vireo's nest I saw two male Song Sparrows fighting over the river. They both fell in and
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one had to swim to shore. They both sang. Then I went home.
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Tonight I was sitting over by Trumble's when a strange bird bird flew in an elm. I could not mistake it. It was the Red-Breasted Nuthatch. It hopped around on the outer twigs. It got a measuring worm once and held it in its bill for sometime. It resembled the white-breasted in form and bill. It was silent. I followed for a few minutes when it flew towards the track