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Cemetery in Baraboo  4:30 P.M.

Feb. 24, 1902
Tonight after school I was up in the graveyard.  [[marginalia]] wings [[/marginalia]]  I was sitting under a pine when I heard the [[underlined]] whir hir whir hir [[/underlined]] of wings looking up I saw a crow flying over. 
[[marginalia]] note [[/marginalia]]  It went away giving a note like [[underlined]] caw caw caw caw caw caw [[/underlined]] as if to give warning of my presence.  It circled around 4 or 5 times and each time gave the note.
[[marginalia]] flight [[/marginalia]]  It primaries were spread apart like fingers.  It flew with a steady flapping flight.  Its wings could be heard distinctly.  Finally it lit a little ways off but flew away when I stood up.  Saw another fly over the city at a great height.

Transcription Notes:
I have observed that if you are near a crow's nest in the forest, that crows will congregate and circle, making the note Wetmore describes. You can create the same effect by mimicking the note of juvenile crows [ka ka ka ka] whether near a nest or not.