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Indigo Bunting

Wood Thrush






Red-eyed Vireo
Robin



Ruby. Throated Hummingbird




Sharp-shinned Hawk

English Sparrow

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and the restless anxiety of the Indigo Buntings brought me back again to summer.

In one place near the Tamarack Swamp I found a half dozen Wood Thrushes feeding on the ground. They slipped quietly away but I managed to secure one. They are very shy at present and I only chanced onto these.

They were in a rather brushy place and easily got away without exposing themselves much. I heard a note here that reminded me of the alarm-note of the Robin but was sharper and not so full. I finally shot the bird and it proved to be a Red-eyed Vireo. It was in such poor condition that I did not keep it.

Saw three or four Hummingbirds. They are feeding extensively around the snap-dragons now. The one shot had the feathers at the base of the bill covered with pollen. I killed as it poised in the air beside a bush.

Last night a small Hawk probably a Sharp-shinned made a dash down through the Sparrow roost in front of Trumbles. They all flew out in great flocks but he staid and got more in the trees. I laid for him with the gun but could not get a shot. Tonight the sparrows were very uneasy and did not keep up their accustomed chatter but instead gave the alarm-note. 

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I changed "Ruby. Throated Hummingbird" to "Ruby-throated Hummingbird" on the left page.--thomasc