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low in the trees and moving by short flights from place to 
place. This is inferred by the sound of his voice for we 
did not once see him. He hooted, with few and short inter- 
of 
missions, all night keeping us awake most/the time. 
There was also a Partridge drumming at short 
and very regular intervals from the time the moon rose until 
sunrise or a little after. The Frogs and Toads nearly 
ceased towards morning, probably because as the night wore 
on it became very cold for this season. At about midnight 
a Field Sparrow sang onee on Fairhaven Hill; its wild, clear 
notes ringing out most impressively. I listened for the 
sound of migrating Warblers and thought that I caught it 
once or twice but I may have merely heard some bird chirping 
drowsily on its perch. 
