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Spent the evening at the
club room playing cards.
June
25 Went to the range
this morning. Didn't
have a chance to fire
myself. Got afternoon off as
per schedule and went out
into the woods to blow
eggs. Managed very well.
Found a place in a
wild patch of timber and
undergrowth and built
a lab of bark and
rotten logs. I have a cup
with my center (ground)
that I used for basin.
With a little saving
I blew all 19 eggs with
a pint and 2 quarts.
The Waxwings were fairly
well incubated but some
more than others. The
finches were also fairly
well incubated, but the Thrush
and Creepers were as
fresh as butter. Spent
the whole afternoon
in my