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1894
come near a boat. Samo with but
trbballs here. Tide going out, so
pulled into slough again flaid
by a bank at end of big slough
who hv got sm dx but 2 Scots
with a jag in a canor spoils
our chances. Tide carried us to
Co. Bridge where we wasted
lots long range shots. Picked
up another willlet by going there.
Gro. coot got a wht wny coot.
(all he got) Home 3:30 I missed
a lark, got 19. I missed 2 hit.
got 2 varids vs jag I missed a
Squwk. Gro. missed 2 great bunch
on fly rs sr. squawks rq. I got 1
s. Broke lag of another. Shot
a jag in apple but didn't kill,
1/28 (Got 12 birds fired)
about 20 shells.) Larks & 2 var.
1 itis robins. Lost 300+ larks
hit on the sex & found 1 crippled
afterwards. Had better success