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tail.  Heard a queer song.  Looked around and saw that it came from a Purple Finch.  The song resembled a Warbling Vireo's but was louder and more joyous.  Then I went to school.
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March 29 Friday.
This morning after breakfast I went up by the bridge again.  The river was very high about 10 feet above summer height.  The Robins were mating.  The males promenaded in front of the females.  The females chased them.

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The males flew sometimes with wide spread tails and hit the sides of them at every stroke of the wings.  It made a clicking sound.
Across the track I heard a Fox sparrow sing.  There were a great many Phoebes around the bridge.
Then I went to school.
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March 30, Saturday.
This morning I saw quite a few Killdeer on the flooded flats.  They were wild and noisy.
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