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Bluejays. They are tame but when one flies all go generally. They drink but I have not seen them bathe as the Robins and Bluejays do.

Saw about eight Olive barred thrushes which had come in the night. They were rather wild and it was hard to get a fair sight of them.

Heard one or two Myrtle Warblers the first of the year. Some mornings Birds are very abundant and on others hardly a one can be seen.

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September 20, Saturday.
This Morning Jacques Pfannstiehl and I went out to Devils Lake to stay a day at their cottage. Every thing was beautiful. There was a bank of fog that hung about 100 feet over the surface of the lake and obscured the tops of the bluff. Heard a new Bluejay note at Kirkland. A harsh rattle with a sudden metallic turn at the end like [[underlined]]kr-r-r-r-tink[[/underlined]]. Bluejays were very thick and could be heard calling in all directions. Saw one or two Kingfishers while crossing