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Marshall 1944
3
General List
May 1 O'Reilly General Hospital Springfield Mo.
A M Clear Sunny. A large flat
fingillids on lawn between ramp
and offices mess. When startled
moved toward edge lawn & bushes
planted along ramp. Could see
them clearly out windows of
ramp. 1 tree at edge lawn
filled with singing white-crowns
& Clay-colored Sparrows.
Tennessee Warbler 1 feeding on lawn
crawled very low picking seeds off grass
stalks - moved near a White-crown
who walked up to it grabbed it
by the folded tail and tummy or
for 3 & 4 sec. while the warbler
fluttered & hopped trying to get away.
Then the sparrows let go and both
continued feeding within a foot of each
other.
Indigo Bunting 5 or 6 bushes grass
Chippy 7 or 8
Clay-Colored Sparrow 30+ singing & buzzing
White-crowned " 15+ squatting and
spreading themselves out in sun.
Lincoln's Sparrow 12+ feeding well
out on lawn with other sparrows.