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in a day. And many times small flocks of 

 four to ten birds have been enumerated. 



In 1907 there was a most remarkable 

 incoming of Fox Sparrows to the Garden 

 upon two several occasions, April 2 and 10. 

 At this time the water of the pond had 

 been drawn off, leaving a somewhat muddy 

 bottom covered with litter which had col- 

 lected, and which later would be scraped 

 together and removed. Upon this drained- 

 off surface in the early morning of April 2 

 there was seen to be a host of birds feed- 

 ing, and a vigorous scratching movement 

 everywhere about indicated that Fox Spar- 

 rows were industriously at work securing 

 their food. A careful reckoning showed that 

 quite a hundred were present. There were 

 also some j uncos and song sparrows with 

 them. On April 10 it was estimated that 

 there were no less than two hundred Fox 

 Sparrows present, nearly all of them within 

 the limits of the stone curbing circum- 

 scribing the pond. Many j uncos and a few 

 song sparrows on this occasion also were 

 scattered about with them. On both of 



