Bird Observations 



Saw the black throat and breast unmistak- 

 ably and don't think there is much doubt 

 that he was the wagtail. 



August 27th. Grindelwald. Great Tit- 

 mouse. Notes very varied, some of them 

 like our chickadee, a very pretty bird, and 

 a very active one. Saw also today a bird 

 that looked the size and type of a bluebird 

 on a fence, close at hand, slaty grey, very 

 dark all over, no white, except lighter on 

 belly, under tail and back of belly certainly 

 seemed to be a chestnut. Eye and bill and 

 legs very black. No white marks. Bird 

 seemed to act like a thrush, but too small 

 for the blackbird. What could it have 

 been? Seemed shy. 



August 27th. Spiez. Blackbird. Sooty 

 black all over, except head brown on top 

 and breast darkly mottled with brown. 

 Size about eight or nine inches. Acted 

 like robin, pulling up and listening for 

 worms on lawn. Build of brown thrasher, 

 somewhat. No yellow bill or orbit, was 

 it a female? Yes, or young male bird. 

 Bird very near. Saw it perfectly. 



August 28th. Saw another just like 

 description, but it seemed not so long a 

 bird to me this time, more like our robin. 



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