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A Catbird flew over and lit in the brush this is the first one I have seen this year. Palm Warblers were feuding along the river bank. They easily distinguishable by their note and the habit they have of wagging the tail.

After breakfast I went over in the River Woods.

A Barred Owl flew out of a tree and perched only a short distance off. The birds paid no attention to it.

Saw a few juncoes again. They fed on the ground among the leaves and were very wild.

A Parula Warbler fed along the bank of the river on trees

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overhanging the Water and Finally went across. Occasionally it gave a note like [[underline]]tsu[[/underline]]. It did not sing while I watched it. It was very active. The upper parts were grayish blue; Patch in the middle of the back greenish yellow; throat and breast yellow with a duller darker band across breast; Belly white. Two broad joined patches of white on the wing. This was the first one I had seen in two years so at first I was not sure of its identification. In its actions it resembled Blackburniae somewhat.

Black throated Green Warblers were common. I could hear their pleasant woody song coming from all directions. They gave continual variations from the