SWAMP SPARROW 



]\/fdY I, 1903. First view of this bird 

 IV-l after all these years of bird study. 

 He was in a swampy place west of the Wai- 

 den gate. How he did flirt his tail and bob 

 about! As active as a wren or a water 

 thrush, indeed the tilting of his tail was 

 very much like the latter bird. Then he 

 would drop down into the grass and run 

 through it like a mouse. He is smaller 

 and more conspicuously striped than most 

 of the plain sparrows, and the chestnut 

 on head and wings is very striking. I 

 heard no song, only a small weak chirp. 



May 6, 1904. In our garden, a single 

 bird, so restless and active. On first seeing 

 it flit in and out of the bushes before I saw 

 the colors, I thought it was a warbler. 

 This bird chirped continually, not such a 

 very weak chirp. 



April 24, 1905. In our garden again, 

 two of them, chirping constantly, quite 

 loudly. Such restless, active birds, and so 

 pretty. There were decided streaks on this 

 bird's breast, not dark, very light, but 

 plainly visible. 



April 29 , 7906. Close to our front door 

 in the bushes tilting his tail as usual. 



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