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a pair of White-breasted Nuthatches eat sunflowers seeds in our garden.  They would get a seed and fly with it to a roof and split it open.
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October 25, Thursday.
This evening a Chicadee was getting seeds.  It got one and flew away.  I went out to see how many there were left when it lit within 3 feet of me with a questioning note and got a sunflower seed and flew off.
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October 26 Friday.
This morning it is bright and sunny.  The English Sparrows are courting.  They strut before the females and chirp harshly.  The females scold and peck at them and finally fly off with them in pursuit.  They fly with great rapidity and twist in and out and finally end up in a tree.  On the way they are generally joined by several others and a fight is the result.
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October 27, Saturday.
Clear and bright this morning with indication