Field notes, v1472
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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.