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crowned Kinglet hunted through them in sparing numbers.

Heard an excited note like [[underline]]tsit tsit tsit it [[/underline]] and on following it up saw a male Cowbird examining an old Catbird's nest. He gave the note as long as I was in sight.
Song Sparrows were numerous. Occasionally one would fly out give a sharp [[underline]]tsit[[/underline]] note several times, [[underline]]chimp[[?]][[/underline]] and then sing on the wing. They generally did this while crossing the river and sometimes sang after they lit in the willows.

Kingfishers were fairly common - They were seen flying high in the air or perched along in the trees along the riverbank. Heard one rattle when I was back in

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Elliott's woods. It was probably flying over.

I was standing by a stump in Sumach pasture listening to the Chicadees at the Hemlocks and wondering if I could find a nest when one flew over towards me. It lit by what looked like a slit in the stump but examination revealed the fact that it was a nesting hole dug to a depth of about three inches. I did not stay long as I was afraid they would abandon it.

By Skunk Rocks I lay on a slope for a while. A pair of Song Sparrows were hunting for a place for a nest a short distance away. The female went into a little hole with a low buzzing