Bird Roost at " Blackbird Swamp 11 . 
! Falmouth, Mass. 
pt 1895. The "Blackbird Swamp % when I first reached it about an 
July 20. hour before sunset, was literally swarming with Robins, Crack- 
les and Red-wings and several Yellow Warblers were singing 
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there. Both Robins and Red-wings were singing loudly in great 
numbers, perched on the top of the white cedars and the flash 
and flicker of wings was incessant as the birds flew from 
branch to branch or pitched down from the air above. I re- 
turned to the place later in the evening and found the 
Blackbirds going to roost among the cedars and the flight of 
roosting Robins waning as the last birds shot in low down 
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across the bushy pasture. A Barn Swallow came me within a 
few yards and I am positive that he alighted among the cedars 
as I should have seen him against the sky had he passed over 
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them. A Green Heron also came in and alighted. Thus at least 
five species came to this place expressly to roost besides’ 
the Yellow Warblers, Song Sparrows and Maryland Yellow-throats 
which live there. 
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