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May. 1922 Claremont
Calif. Thrasher, San Diego's Wren, N. House Wren,
Bush tit, Pallid Wren-tit, Black-tailed Gnat-
Catcher.
The Least Vireo was a new bird to me and
I was much interested in its habits and
song. It kept to the low bushes or hanging
low branches of the oak trees. The male
sang constantly a song which said rhythm-
ically, "Uh, do you see one? Yes, dear,
I see you."
Our Bridges Wall were many Cliff Swallow
nests. When the note of a Cliff Swallow
was heard as it circled above the building
several male Eng. Sparrows flew up and
clung to the rough plastered wall near
the Cliff Swallow nests and began
giving the call of a nesting Eng.Sp.
They repeated the call very supple-
atirly and sometimes flew into the
nests where they sat with their heads
out of the holes calling loudly. The
swallows circled about and sometimes
flew near the nest but I did not
see one feed a sparrow. The Sparrows
certainly seems to be trying to get food
from the swallows.