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C.W Johnston
19048 Turdus migratorius.
10 July Petersburg, Alaska.
Ames Fm Farm - Petersburg Creek
Immediately following a
heavy down pour of rain, a
robin emerged from a
fifteen foot bush with the
feathers of its head, back &
breast thoroughly wetted.
It proceeded to comb them
out with its bill.
They are frequently seen
around the farm, that is,
they may be seen singly or
in pairs when ever one
looks for them.
21 July. Same place as above.
A group of about ten robins
were flying in & out of shrubs
& large bushes covering an area
of about half an acre to the
West of the milk sheds. They
seem to be making more of
a rumppus with their chattering
call. Perhaps they seem most
noisy than usual because
they rather the chattering