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August 21, Tuesday.
There are lots of Night-Hawks around now. They are flying around so thick in the evenings that they are hardly ever out of sight. I noticed that when one turns up that it expanded its tail. They twist around in all directions
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August 24, Friday.
This morning it rained. A flock of about 50 Night-Hawks flew over.
Went up town and by the post office. I heard a note like

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that of a Spotted Sandpiper. I looked around and saw it looking much excited at the edge off a puddle of water.
Went down in Doherety's field. It was full of water. I thought it was deserted but I saw 1 Killdeer and then another until [[I?]] had been reached. They did not know what I was. I kept well hidden in the corn.
Sometimes they wagged their tails like a duck. They acted much