1894 better work. 1st. 1 young mals in patch wards: flock adways there, ready to fly into cypersses 15ft. distant, back my house. Out up a few singles in orchrd but no shots. Put up a flock (family) in open, n.e. cor. I got 2 with 2 shells. This band rose wild I had a kick my ricting last shot fired @ half arm, about 50 rose from squash n.m. cor. & apple ave, too far ahead. put out several singles flost only shot fired. Billy put out about 40 from thick prass w. of figs If I lived on only 3 I got 1. 70% are this year's & 50% of them are smay yet. Walked to malross R.R. Track. 1st. shot lark that floated down. Flock blackbirds too shy. 2d shot 73d larks, that ross far off. Lots of them but