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4:45 to 5:15 p. m. — Call-notes of Jay and Robin. A few 

 Crackles seen and heard. Saw several Swifts. Note of young 

 Goldfinch. 



September io, 1912. 



8 a. m. — Call-notes of Jay, Robin, Grackle. Feeble notes of 

 Warbling Vireo. A few Swifts above a building. 



5 to 5 130 p. m. — Crackles and Cowbirds very numerous, 

 perched on dead branches at the top of a tall poplar. Jays and 

 Robins calling here and there. Flicker's note frequently heard. 



September ii, 1912. 

 5 130 a. m. — Saw a flock of Crackles wheeling above the trees. 

 10 a. m. — Bell-like note of Jay. Call-note of Robin. 



4 to 5 p. m. — Caw of Crow. Jay-note. Crackles seen. A few 

 Swifts high over buildings. A Brown Thrasher flew into an apple 

 tree — first seen since Aug. 26. A Herring Cull wheeling and calling 

 over a lake. 



7 p. m.^ — Note of Yellowlegs, repeated loudly. 



September 12, 1912. 



5 130 a. m. — Heard Swifts outside a window. 



9 to 9:30 a. m. — Jay-note repeated loudly by two birds. 

 Call-note of Song Sparrow. Feeble note of Warbling Vireo. Two 

 distinct call-notes of a Brown Thrasher. Caw of Crow. Call-note 

 of several Bluebirds — first since Aug. 11. A Kingfisher flew low 

 over a lake and uttered its note while rising to alight in a tree. 



6 p. m. — Swifts seen. 



September 13, 19 12. 



8:45 to 9:30 a. m. — Caw of Crow. Jay-note. Call-note of 

 Robin. Catbird call -note. Saw two Pewees. First Pine Warblers 

 arrived from the north. Heard their call-note. 



3:15 to 4 p. m. — Call-notes of Jay, Robin, Song Sparrow. 

 Crackles in flocks. 



September 14, 1912. 



8 145 to 9 130 a. m. — Caw of Crow. Loud calls of a Jay. A large 

 flock of Crackles came into a grove and began to chatter. Saw a 

 Catbird — silent. A Downy Woodpecker climbed around a slender 

 branch as cleverly as a Chicadee. Loud note of White-breasted 

 Nuthatch. Call-note of Coldfinch. Note of Flicker; one flew 

 out of a tree. Deep note of Cuckoo. Pine Warblers plentiful and 

 active in tree tops; heard their call-note. 



