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varied but was easily recognized by the tone in which it was given and the change in the notes at the end. I copied down three songs. [[underlined]] wit ter wit ter wilt su wit ter wilt su, wee see wee su wu su wit ter wit ter wee see, wit ter wit ter wu su e-e-e-e wit[[?qwit]]. [[/underlined]] They did not sing as much as I could have wished and seemed to sing only when  I was not close by. Frequently a fragment of song was given when they sprang into the air after an insect but always in so low a tone that I could scarcely hear it. They allowed me to come very close and I was careful not to frighten them. They were of [[?course]] the Northern Parula. They hunted low down through the gooseberry bushes and on the ground along logs. Sometimes

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they turned over the leaves to get insects or made a sally into the air. I thought at last that I would leave them and went to looking at other birds but still they came around following me up as I had them.

Downy Woodpecker were very common here. When two came together they gave a chuckling [[underlined]] chuck-a chuck-a[[/underlined]].

A single Rough-winged Swallow was sailing around over the Half Moon with several Banks. They made sweeping circles now high in the air and now barely missing the water. The Rough-wing was silent but the Banks called continually.

Heard a Harsh note like [[underlined]] tht tht tht tht [[/underlined]] occasionally varied