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The underparts were barred with reddish brown and there was a small white spot on the tip of a secondary. It sat low down and when I pressed it too close flew a short distance to another perch. It kept close watch but all the bird were quite. It always perched in among the limbs and sat there perfectly still watching. It was almost invisible looking at it from behind. A Catbird sat within ten feet of it never moving a muscle with its head turned a little towards. Finally the Hawk disappeared over a line of Norway Spruces.

The Bluejays were much. exercised. One sat on a

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limb calling loudly with its crest raised to the fullest extent. At every noise it crouched ready to fly in an instant. It worked its body up and down with the notes.

In some Currant bushes I saw two or three Grasshopper Sparrows and others were singing in all directions. They sat around quietly enough but always tried to keep a [[very?]] leaves between us. They called a low  [[underline]] tsit [[/underline]]. The song was [[four?]] notes [[underline]] tha tha tha tha[[/underline]] with the [[underline]]th[[/underline]] strong as in the.

Two Nashville Warblers came down into the currant bushes from nowhere and began to hunt around. They jerked their tails sideways and were