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saw a Red Tailed Hawk.
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Bruce McCoy shot a Loon on the millpond today. It was feeding. He sent it off to be stuffed.
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April 25, Thursday.
This morning I saw a single White-crowned sparrow in Mr. Fiske's garden.
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After school I went down in the fields. In Maine's woods I 3 Bank Swallows. Two appeared to be mates The mated male chased the other away until he
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finally left. Saw a Barn Swallow. Scared up several Quail. They are widely scattered. Saw one flock often and they were all females.

On my way home I looked in that Robins nest below Fiske's pasture. There were 3 eggs in it.

Saw 2 Wilson's Snipe in Fiske's marsh. They were hard to flush.

Then I went home.
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April 26, Friday.
This morning I was by Jim Patterson's. I heard a strange song which at