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Sandpit on East St. in Baraboo 7:48 A.M.

Mar.12,1902.
The Robins were very thick this morning. I was up by the sandpit. 
[[marginalia]] number [[/marginalia]] Saw about 50. They were in flocks. I saw one of about 35.  They were quite tame. They paid no attention to the Bluejays.  They sang a good deal and I judged them to be mostly males. They had been feeding on the ground. 
[[marginalia]] notes [[/marginalia]] They gave a note like [[underline]] swupes [[/underline]] and the scolding [[pimp?]] besides the laughing note. They were quite restless. 
[[marginalia]]roost [[/marginalia]] They probably roosted in the Norway Spruces and Pines nearby.

Transcription Notes:
if [pimp] is correct, maybe it's indicating a birdcall, but he forgot to underline it, as he occasionally does. I've researched the word, and there's no obvious historical use of the word that makes sense here. 2. Margin notes arranged against relevant section in the text. The margin note is effectively a reference to the text, which it seems clear is what Wetmore meant to do. American Robins often make a mumbled cuck or tuk to communicate with each other or a sharp yeep or peek as an alarm call. They also make a repeated chirr that rises in volume and can sound like a laugh or chuckle. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Robin/sounds