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Day 7
Into Cypress Grove P.M. After
walked by time walked within
15 feet of flicker sitting on a
dead pole fallen against another
live tree shot 12 feet up lowest
backed off, took out #6 shell
Got out any + shell & shot #
Other flew a short ways left out
7 sights & went that way but
bird flew behind me hard shot
the trees missed with #12 load
an hour later came that way
and near there a flicker flew from
ground hopped from limb to limb
getting higher I shot found
several big grubs & cut larvae
in stomach first one had butts
& also had larvae in stomach
Kingleys still marble song
Sometimes the molting birds with
large organs skinned