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By Fullmer's & Seeleys Marsh  10:30 A.M.

Dec. 8, 1901
This morning I went down the fields.
[[marginalia]] number [[/marginalia]] [[marginalia]] food [[/marginalia]] In Fullmer's marsh was a flock of about 50 American Goldfinches feeding on Ragweed and other kinds. 
[[marginalia]] actions [[/marginalia]] The report of the gun scared them up and with pretty tinkling notes they lit in a tree. 
[[marginalia]] number [[/marginalia]] A little farther on in Seeley's marsh I saw another flock of about 35. They flew out of some ragweed but lit in the marsh as there were no trees. 
[[marginalia]] incident [[/marginalia]] Scared a flock of 12 Bobwhites from the high bank and they flew over about 60 feet in the air. The Goldfinches heard them and rose up and the Quails smashed right the center of them scaring them badly. Then after calling and circling a little they settled back in the marsh.