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Pine Grosbeak.

Evening Grosbeak.
Redpoll
general

Bluejay

American Goshawk

American Goldfinch
White breasted Nuthatch
Pine Grosbeak.

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tracks and followed them up. suddenly I heard a low note in the grass on a bank but could see nothing.  Another step and up flew eight.  I had walked about fifteen feet away in coming.

In the marsh (Alder Swamp) I heard a Pine Grosbeak note and saw the bird about twenty feet away.  I backed away but before I could shoot flew and with it about a dozen more.  They rapidly disappeared flying low as though going to light.

Saw a single Evening Grosbeak fly over and a few Redpolls.  The fever of migration is seizing the birds and the northerners especially fly around over head with no apparent object and perhaps inspired by nothing but a spirit of restlessness.  They wander a good deal anyway but never as much during the winter as when the migrations are on.

Heard some Bluejays screaming in a tree and on approaching a large bird flew out.  I followed it up and flew across the river and lit in a tree and I saw that it was an American Goshawk.  The Bluejays seemed afraid of it and did not dare to follow it in the open.  I tried to sneak up on it but it flew as soon as I disappeared.  The flight was exactly like that of the Cooper Hawk.  A few quick beats of the wings and then a short sail.

February 22 Monday.

This morning I made the same trip as saturday and secured two Goldfinches, a Nuthatch and a male Pine Grosbeak but all were destroyed by fire after I had laid them away to dry and Saturday's specimens went with them.