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swainsoni . It was rather large and stoutly built for the 
s^^nsoniX ! latter species, however, being of about the size of a male 
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Cabin , 4 P, I, It is raining hard and thundering 
loudly yet a dozen or more Fox Sparrov\rs with as many Juncos 
Fox Sparrov/s and Song Sparrows are feeding on the hemp seed in front of 
my door. The delicate blue-gray of the Juncos contrasts 
pleasingly with the rich tawny of the Fox Sparrows. The 
latter are rather quarrelsome bitds, driving away the Juncos 
and Song Sparrows and tilting at each other with open bills 
and trailing wings. Occasionally two mount straight up ten 
or fifteen feet, head to head, striking at each other with 
their bills. Now a male sings gloriously in the rain. 
On my way up river a little before sunset, I saw 
a small bunch of Black Ducks flying in the distance and 
heard a Red-shouldered Hawk screaming near Hunt's Landing. 
R e d-wings were very numerous and singing freely. The hordes 
of Fox, Tree and Song Sparrows on the Farm this morning 
seemed to have wholly departed. The snow had all gone, also, 
and the fields were bare and brown. The grass in front of 
the house was slightly tinged with green this evening. 
Wilson' s After tea I walked to and across Red Bridge to the 
S^oe meadow where my young friend heard the Snipe drumming on 
the evening of the 6th. The birds were there to-night for 
I heard at least two and I think three rise and fly about 
