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Heard a harsh note like [[underlined]]tsea atch [[underlined]] coming from a tree as I approached 3 young Wood Pewes flew out of their nest on a horizontal limb 6 feet from the ground. The old ones were not much alarmed but the young were very wild.
Heard a tapping noise and saw another yellow-bellied Woodpecker tapping away at a dead trees. 9 or 10 Blue jays and Red-headed Woodpeckers were feeding on sweet
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acorns in a large tree.
Then I came on the main flock of Jays.  There were nearly 100 of them in the trees and on the ground.  A few were bothering a Sparrow Hawk.  They settled near it when it lit and followed it when it flew but did not fight it.  They gave a harsh note like [[underlined]]Kack [[underlined]]while near it.  The Sparrow Hawk was not so peaceably inclined and drove one from a limb.