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150 Rusty Blackbird Lapland Longspur but were much larger. Suddenly I heard a bubbling [[underlined]] h'uaber ee [[?]] [[/underlined]] from Seeley's marsh and knew that the Red-winged Blackbird had arrived. It sang several times. I heard a welcome [[underlined]] he he he [[/underlined]] and looking up saw two Robins. They were laughing at the retreat of winter. Then I went home. [[line]] After breakfast I went down there again. The birds seemed to be passing to and fro [[end page]] [[start page]] 151 along the valley over Maine's woods. Saw some more of those strange birds. They broke into song and I saw that they were Rusty Blackbirds. I think that some other birds are in with them. They fly around in loose flocks of from 10 to 50. Altogether I saw about 250 of them. They sang occasionally. Saw the Quail in Maines woods. That Red-winged Blackbird was still in Seeley's Marsh. I