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1896
3/24. Parkman's wrns here looking
for nests. 3/31 Strad a Bill.
Oreole. Knights here get vaud. Warblers. Strad a low note of Jay in
cypress in corner my yard.-
Like the quack of a wild duck, only,
soft & warming- like, not at all
like its croak. Catbirds utter-
ing their "Chirrrr" occasionally
"Cheeewee". 3/30 Large flock of
Ho. Finches in bellflowers. Plnty
of N. Flycatchers about. Seems the
original pair return to the orig.
spot every year. 3/29 Strad
song of Jil. Marbler?. Ark. &
West. Goldf. arriving.
Aprt. 2. Heard Grosbeak singing. Have
been home all week (this is first
one heard & must be just arrived).
Detected a E.B.P. Finch in "9" plum-
age singing & Bryant shot (similar
circumstance). Says shot a 7 Pam-
bels Sparrow appeared by plumage