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296 Spizella pusilla

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296. Spizella pusilla. A. Wetmore Pine Barren north of Ablemans, Wis, iris drab brown, bill reddish white. tarsus flesh color. Length 5 1/4 wing 2 1/2 tail 2 5/16 [[female symbol]] ad. about to lay. stomach contents insects.

This morning I drove over to a Pine Barren north of Ablemans. Saw half a cuckoos of both species, going and coming. The land was brushy in scattered patches and many hedgerows just suited for them.

At first I heard many Chipping Sparrows and finally detected a metallic rattle in ones song.  It was not still an instant and finally gave two or three harsh notes. This made me think it was something else and I tried to shoot it but missed.  I followed up two or three more and finally another shot and dropped one in the top of a pine. I climbed up and secured a Pine Warbler. The first one I ever saw. It had it bill full of insects as if feeding young. When seen and I am confident I saw at least three they were hopping along the limbs of the little pines. The trees were scattered and were small. I could hardly distinguish the song from that of the Chipping Sparrow as before I left I shot one thinking it was vigorsii.

Mourning Doves were common. They sat around in the trees or flew around near the ground. Field Sparrows were also thick. I shot a female ready to lay. Vesper Sparrows

Transcription Notes:
Dendroica vigorsii = old name for Pine Warbler