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thought that Juncoes were spread along the whole distance whereas there were only about a dozen of them.

At the Hemlocks about the first thing I saw was another Bluegray Gnatcatcher! It acted much like the one seen in the forenoon but had a habit of tumbling head over heels down through the branches after insects. While watching it I heard the now familiar [[underline]]peet[[/underline]] up the hill and saw another. By their actions they were mated. They kept rather close together and one called once in a while. They kept pretty well up in the branches and continually cleaned their bills on the limbs.

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Two male Blackburnian Warblers were seen. They kept up in the tops of the trees as the insects were flying high. They made sallies after insects into the air and descended to the tree tops again with all the grace of the Phoebes and other Flycatchers. Sometimes they tumbled down through the branches of the trees chasing some elusive insect. One had the orange on the more extended than any other I have seen this year.

Several Black-throated Green Warblers were seen. They all so fed in the tops of the trees but contented themselves with the insects nearby without making sallies after those in the air. As I jumped over a log the