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Field Sparrow (con.)

American Bittern

Fox Sparrow.

Song Sparrow.

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number of Field Sparrows. A few feet away I saw the weeds move and after watching a minute a head resembling that of a snowflake somewhat was thrust out. In another instant the bird flew out and lit in a brushpile below me. I saw that it was a partially albino Sparrow and shot. I found it was a Field Sparrow marked lightly with white and grey. It and another secured at the same shot had just [[strikethrough]] secure [[/strikethrough]] moulted into winter plumage. It was certainly an odd and handsome specimen. This makes my second albino. I think that this bird must have come in recently for I scanned the sparrows here closely on every visit. Maybe albinos do not show their characteristic until after the first moult.

I waded all through the marsh but saw no ducks. Scared up three American Bitterns. One came up almost under my feet with a great rush of wings and a grunting [[underline]] ok-ok-ok [[/underline]]. Two were in the grass and one in the Marsh.

Saw quite a few Fox Sparrows. They flew up ahead of me from the brushpiles and sometimes I saw them running along the ground beneath the thistles. They were continually chasing each other and were rarely seen except as I flushed them. It is hard work collecting in this place. To avoid shooting the innumerable Song Sparrows I had to identify each bird carefully and by the time I had focussed the