Field notes: Eastern United States trip, book 1, v4545
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June 4 Ottawa 103 Cross; many Chimney Swifts, some Purple Martins and at least two Nighthawks high overhead; English Sparrows swarm all thru the streets & yards; Robins are common in lawns, where full grown young as to be seen trailing their parents within reaching distance; Bronzed Grackles are common, and I saw a pair on electric light wires over main business street; heard at least three White-throated Sparrows in full song along the river bank. Distances: Boston to Montreal, 40 mi.; Montreal (to Vancouver, 2895) - to Seattle, 3059 mi. June 5 At Victoria Museum, with Mr. P.A. Taverner: The series of duck hawks includes some from the arctic coast, some from the Great Lakes and some from