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Acanthis linaria
Bethel, Maine,
1904.
Acanthis linaria
21. 25 words
March 1 heard 3 heard flying over, a single bird. 4 ① flying high at sunrise, Wood Royal, from hill.
" 6 ⑧ C eating buds (woods) 27.9h. Green Hill. 7 ⑩ C. do. 8 hld flying one! away I bath, I thought: Grand Hill. 11 40 a 70 St. G. 23.9h. 12 40 ⑥ 5 23.9h.
" 14 30+ eating buds. 15 50+ flying across field S. of house. 16 hld 17 40+ eating buds. Glen Woods. 18 ① key 19 6 o'clock
" 20 ② eating buds. 21 ② C. 22 20 + eating buds. 23 20 + eating buds. 24 ③ flying.
" 25 ⑬ eating buds 35 C. eating buds. 26 50 a bird.
March 5 Big flock feeding on land. Com tail 137 birds - about 10% rusty breast. When they fly off down of the & 8 song our wing, the song is swee-ee-eet or swee-ee-eet with a wonderful trill inflection.
" 18 One flying over Dr. G's field & fell in leaves & was caught curus than a sparrow but different " It called to cheer chee chee chee call at each swoop. Then two flights.