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disappear. They do not associate with the 

 other birds that frequent the river-banks, the 

 little spotted sand-pipers that skim about the 

 sandy shores or dodge around the banks. 

 Sometimes the kildee comes like a sprite, 

 voiceless and gray, alighting on a bar and 

 standing absolutely motionless. At other 

 times he is particularly noisy and exceedingly 

 active. Later in the summer they get more 

 together in flocks and whirl up and down the 

 river and over the treetops, filling the air 

 with their cries. 



It is not necessary to do much rowing when 

 on the St. Joe River if you are going down- 

 stream, except when you strike a sandbar. 

 The current will take you along fast enough, 

 and in some places with a rush. If you want 

 to go up the river, however, it will tax your 

 rowing abilities to their utmost. Snags must 

 be looked out for, and each riffle on the 

 river's current should be studiously watched 

 to avoid a possible upsetting of the boat. In 

 going up the river with a boat, if care is 

 taken to pick the water, there is always one 

 course that can be taken where the rowing 

 will be easiest. Sometimes it is on one side, 

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