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March 1. At 7.A.M. I hear Rhody,singing outside some place.
But I could not see him so I called him and he came so I gave
him a mouse,he didn't ate it he want only to carry around and
he went and show it to the mirror.Later-on I heard Neo,calling
then I went there see what he was doing but when he saw me
he stoped then I went closer I tossed some worms,then Longtail
came then Dwarf-Hermit-Thrush came so I them some worms,too,then
Neo,went up to the tree and sing again.
March 3. Neo,and Longtail still have no egg,Neo,was
singing all morning but he can't bring has mate to their nest
still going together,or some time they are talking to each
others. I gave Rhody,a mouse then he flew up to the roof and
looked all over the country doing nothing there,but he was
carrying the mouse all around .He does not know what to do
so he came down and shwoed it to the mirror.
March 4. There were five Thrashers singing in the
big pine-trees and some and the Oak-trees,too,Neo and Longtail,
were in front the house,weresinging about more then one hour.
March 5.Neo,still calling has mate no egg yet.March 6.We have
a little rain this morning at 7.A.M. I went and see Rhody in
has house,and he still there I brought a mouse with me I offered
it to him he didn't want it he just stayed there. At 2:30 P.M.
I heard Neo,calling outside the fence then I went and see where
he is,he was in the nest.I call him then he came down so I
gave him some worms,later on then Longtail came I looked in their
nest,but have no egg yet.This is the first time they have done
this,I think they were getting old birds,that's why they can't
lay anymore egg.
March 7. Today is very windy from south and it is very
cloudy I can't find Rhody around here so I went to has house,
but he was not there.Then I came home to do my work in the
house.At 5:45 P.M. I went there again he wasn't there,then
I began to called then later-on I heard a noise from the bushes
it was Rhody,,so I gave him has mouse,he ate it right away he
was very hungry.Then he began to go up to the ladder trees,it
takes him only five minutes to be in has house,to windy that's
why. March 8. Today is raining hard at 11.A.M. I went to Rhody'S
house I brought hamburger with me and mouse,Rhody still in bed
then I gave him the meat instead the mouse,he was hungry.March
9.Raining until 1 o'clock P.M. Rhody was in the north-side of
the house,that's why I didn't see him in has house awhile ago I
went there two times it was not there.I called him from the back-
door then he came I offered him hamburger he took it,tried to
swallow it was to sticky then he change his mind then he went
toward to the tools-house so I followed him,went in,get^mouse
for him,I gave the mouse ate it right-away.Went back under the
Pine-trees,to keep off the rain.Yesterday I saw a Robin he has
a broken wing in the left-side wing.I tossed him some worms,he
took them about ten feet away from me.This is the first time
they came so close to me.This afternoon I saw him again I called
him but he can't understand so I tossed him some worms he saw
them then I make it closer and closer to me,then he came as cl-
ose one foot away from me.
March 10. At 11. A.M. I went toward the cages I was calling
Rhody,then he was there playing with the magpies I called him
if he want a mouse,but he didn't payno attention to me.He came
down but he just going around and flapping has wings,I was so
busy so I lift him there have no time to watch him like Mr.Dyer,
did before.The"he ate the meat from the glass didh.