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blooms 
nearly straight in the air to the height of 100 feet and 
so made off closely followed in all its doublings by the 
Hawk which seemed ever on the point of catching it and 
twloe, ae I oauld see, thrust out a foot to snatch at it, 
hut finally gave over the chase in evident despair and dis¬ 
gust ami turning, flew leisurely back to the woods from 
whence it*started, The first dash was made with great 
energy and grace but after the Sparrow eluded it and took 
to flight the Hawk handled himself awkwardly and behaved 
with less spirit although he had no difficulty in over¬ 
haul ug the- Sparrow, 
Aft-r I had secured my.load of trees to the 
dock of the canoe by a strong lashing I set .sail for home 
asking most of the distance to the railroad bridge before 
I had to resume the paddle* 
1 saw a few blossoms of shad bush out- on Sunday 
(bay 1) and' more to-day but it cannot be said to be 
generally in blossom as yet. There ore a few violets and 
a; emon.es i sheltered places, r Tie grass is green everywhere 
a id in the meadows is from six to twelve 1 ehes tall. 
Saw many wallows, chiefly 3am and hhite-bellied 
With two or three 'land Swallows and h-rtins. Of the last X 
counted seven sitting on a bird house in cultivated grounds 
just above Heard*s Bridge where the river bank ie terraced. 
They have bred-the; v for ye-re. 
