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By Hacketts swimming hole 8:10 A.M. Apr. 6, 1902. This morning it was warm and sunny. After breakfast I went down By the big swimming hole. Red-winged Blackbirds were very thick. [[marginalia]] sex [[/marginalia]] I saw no females. [[marginalia]] flight [[/marginalia]] They flew out from Seeley's Marsh to the trees along the the river with a curious flitting flight. There they would bend forward spread the tail, open the wings to show the epaulets. [[marginalia]] singing [[/marginalia]] Puff out the feathers and sing [[underline]] kiver kive we lee [[/underline]]. Sometimes the tail was braced against the limb.
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