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American Bittern

Wilson Snipe
Spotted Sandpiper
Crow
Bluegray Gnatcatcher


Cowbird

Chondestis grammacus


Water-Thrush
White-throated sparrow
Swamp Sparrow
Rough-winged Swallow


Tree Swallow

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Came back at 2:21 P.M.  I was rather warm and the sun shone nearly all the while. Just below the bridge a Bittern flew up and lit in some brush and looked at me.  When it came back It did the same only this time it lit on a log and I shot it.  Here I also saw a single Wilson Snipe and along the river were a few Spotted Sandpipers.
 
Crows were numerous and I shot one and skinned it.  At this place I also saw a Blue-gray Gnatcatcher on a side hill but missed an easy shot at it.

At one place as soon as I came I heard a song which I half-consciously called that of the Vesper Sparrow and I was watching some cowbirds intently.  They flew away and I sat on a stump. [[strikethrough]] Insta [[/strikethrough]] The song was repeated and instantly I knew it for something new.  The bird sat in an oak in an open field within easy range.  I thought it was a Lark Sparrow and when I picked it up it was.  It was a fine specimen and was very handsome.
  
The bottoms were filled with Water-Thrushes and I saw some White-throated Sparrows.  Along a slough I shot a Swamp Sparrow which had only half a tail.
  
Across the river a half-dozen pairs of Rough-winged Swallows were building their nests in a Railroad Cut.  When I came they flew out over the river but one returned and I shot it.  The note was harsher than the Bank Swallows.
 
There were also three or four Tree Swallows flying around.  They made trips down to the river for some distance returning frequently.  I shot one as it was sitting in a tree.