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food and gave the notes of the young whenever the others came near. I am sure that it was the finale and that they were mated.

In a fallen tree top I heard a momentary glimpse of a Canadian and a Hooded Warbler. They both vanished when I tried to come nearer.

Indigo Buntings were thick and I scared up a Ruffed Grouse from a decayed log which had nearly mingled with the soil. It had scratches out a hole about as big as the body and had evidently been lying in it when I frightened it up. Several I have scared them out of like situations and have found the holes.

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Saw a pair of White-throated Sparrows in a brush-filled water-course. They were very secretive and for a moment I began to think that they were nest but a careful search revealed nothing.

As I went farther back the hills receded and the ground was covered with stone above which grew a rather dense oak, maple and Hickory second growth. Chewinks were fairly abundant and seemed to be established for the summer. The males sat generally in a commanding position on a tree or sampling which was bare of leaves near their perches and sang at regular intervals.