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at first to come form far off and at the end seemed to be under my feet. When seen they would generally be in the lower branches and small trees. They would walk along the limb and stop and throw up the head to sing. The underparts were white streaked with black. As it throws back its head to sing the orange-yellow of the crown is visible. They walked like doves and were very graceful. They were tame. The Ovenbirds, Olive backed thrushes, Parula and Black throated Green Warblers

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were the first I had ever seen. It was a good bird day. On my was home I saw another Olive backed Thrush.

Then I went over to Kapilsi's[[?]]. Ed Lyons set me across the river in a boat. Found a single Song Sparrows nest near there. It contained 4 eggs of its own and one of a Cowbird. In Seeley's Marsh I saw 3 more nests. One I hunted for [[insert]] for [[/insert]] some time before I found it. It was set in the top of a clump of grass. I contained 4 eggs. They were greenish blue blotched