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Sora

Long-billed Marsh Wren
Short-billed Marsh Wren

Swamp Sparrow.

Savanna Sparrow.

Bobolink

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This morning after breakfast I went down in Seeley's marsh. Soras were common. After every shot they called in quick diminuendo to each other frequently when not more than twenty feet away. I flushed six or eight and shot one. Once I passed by where one was within three feet and did not flush it until I returned. I heard them splashing in the water frequently.

Saw a number of long and short-billed Marsh Wrens. They sang a little. All seemed to be badly molted. They did not sing on the wing. Once one came into a bush so close by that I could almost touch it. I frequently heard their notes close by but did not see the bird.

Shot one Swamp Sparrow and heard and saw several others. It lit on a post and as I moved flew into a bush. Their sharp callnote was easily identified.

A Sparrow flew into a willow and looked at me and I thought it was a Song Sparrow but could not see its breast. It hopped around restlessly from one perch to another until I saw it did not have a spot on its breast. When I picked it up I found it was a [[strikethrough]] Lincoln [[/strikethrough]] Savanna Sparrow. It was out over the water.

There were only a few Bobolinks in the marsh. I saw one male with a brown body and black wings and tail. Their plumage matched some reeds exactly.