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"Twice & they Sparrows are beginning to show signs of interest in each other.
Census:
Eng. Sparrows . . . 8.
Other -- 54.
Wealth froggy & damp.
- Jan. 26 -
Hunted on campus 3/4 hr. (7-7:45 AM). Stranded near cellar St. gate, Agriculture Bldg. and Botanical gardens but saw no birds. Saw 3 in dry on wall of Civil Eng. Bldg. But could not get a shot. Saw a small flock of + back of Anthropology Bldg. Shot 2, 1 caught on branch of tree & was still there at noon. Broke wing of a female but could not catch her. Shot a fox sparrow by mistake.
Mortality: Eng. Sparrows 8 ?
Fox Sparrows 5
Census: Eng. Sparrows 7
Other & . . . 67