AUDUBON JOURNAL 



22 Species I am acquainted with — our pieces not being 

 Loaded, I Lost him — 



The Martins have for about Two Weeks Every day 

 followed a Course of Conduct quite New to me & 

 very remarkable, they are seen Every Morning about 

 50 in Number, the Whole of Which were inabitants 

 of the Boxes put up for them, assembled on the top 

 of a Dead tree Close by the House, from 8 o'clock 

 until dinner time about 2 P.M. they amuse themselves 

 over the Yard, after this the Whole disapear and 

 Spends the Night, I know not where — going every 

 turn they Leave due West — and returning from that 

 point about sun rise — every Morning — do they spend 

 their Night in Large trees at a great distance? or do 

 they fly to & fro that While to try their power is un- 

 certain; however, I suppose the first Case the true 

 One- 

 Carrion Crows are extremely attached to their 

 roosting Dead Trees and will spend the Whole of the 

 Summer nights on the Same — Leaving it very late 

 every morning When flying on a long Course they 

 much resemble the True Turkey — flapping their wings 

 8 or 10 times then sailing about 50 yards, & again 

 flap — 



Allmost every Genius of Migratory Birds begain to 

 depart as soon as the Young are fully able — saw to 

 day Large flock of the Tyrant fly Catchers going due 

 south — 



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