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White-rumped Shrike

Junco

Kingfisher
Song Sparrow
Killdeer

99. Passerella iliaca.

100 Astragalinus tristis

Red-tailed Hawk

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North Freedom, Wis. Iris destroyed by shot. bill black. tarsus black. Length 8 5/8 wing 4. tail 3 3/4. [[female symbol]] ad. Stomach contents whirligig water beetles.

This morning I went down in the old pasture. secured a pair of White-rumped Shrikes. The first one was in Seeley's Marsh. It would hover over the water and pick up the beetles and then fly to a perch. The other was chasing a Junco when I secured it. They buzzed round and round through the bushes the Junco occasionally hiding but always seen, quickly by the Shrike which immediately lit on losing its prey and began to look for it. I also saw a Killdeer and a Kingfisher and several more Song Sparrows. The Killdeer were mating. The male would circle around calling loudly for a while and then set his wings and sail down to his mate on the ground. Generally he swept by the went on up but occasionally lit. Sometimes both flew around.

March 28, Monday.

99. Passerella iliaca. A. Wetmore. Hemlock Bluffs. North Freedom, Wis. iris brown. bill, maxilla dusky edged with yellowish white. mandible yellow tipped with slate. tarsus reddish white. Length 6 7/8. wing 3 1/2. tail 2 3/4.  [[male symbol]] ad. stomach contents seeds and sand.

100. Astragalinus tristis. A. Wetmore. Hemlock Bluffs, North Freedom, Wis. iris brown. bill dusky yellow, yellower beneath and at base of maxilla. tarsus dusky yellowish. Length 4 3/4. wing 2 7/8 tail 1 13/16.  [[male symbol]] im. stomach contents seeds.

This morning after breakfast I went over to the Hemlocks. The Red-tailed-Hawk was sitting on the nest. I scared her