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18. April 25 Saturday. This morning after breakfast I went down in the fields. By Fiske's Marsh I paused to look for Wilson's snipe. As I looked directly at one patch of mud about twenty feet off two rose from it and I could not distinguish them until they started to fly. They seemed large and their backs were very striking. They circled off and lit somewhere in Dohertys. White-Throated Sparrows were common. They fed in brushpiles and weed patches. Ocassionally one would break into song and then half a dozen would sing at once. Saw a single Bank Swallow. [[end page]] [[start page]] 19. about 10:30 Art Rudy and I went over by the Half Moon. Water-Thrushes were singing in all directions. o Saw one Louisiana Water-Thrush It fed along the shores of the Half Moon and sang a loud brilliant song. A pair of the rare Rough-winged Swallows were circling over the water. They lit occasionally in the trees. One started to light directly in front of me but a sudden sneeze startled it and it flew off. A Red-bellied Woodpecker gave a peculiar note as he hitched up a tree ahead of us seeming tamer than usual. It was [[underline]]ke yuk ke yuk ke yuk ke yuk ke yuk.[[/underline]]