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“^scle with its head turned a little towards. 
Finally the hawk disappeared over a line of Norway 
s Pruces. 
The bluejays were much exercised. One sat on 
a limb calling loudly with its crest raised to 
the fullest extent. At every noise it crouched 
ready to fly in an instant. It worked its body up 
^d down with the notes. (c.Uv<-o\ore.A^ 
In some currant bushes I saw two or three^grass- 
nopper sparrows, and others were singing in all 
directions. They sat around quietly enough but 
always tried to keep a very leaves between us. They 
c &lled a low tsit . The song was four notes 
j jha tha tha tha' with the th strong as in the. 
Two Nashville warblers came down into the 
c hrrant bushes from nowhere and began to hunt around 
The y jerked their tails sideways and were very 
restless. One went up into a tree and sat there 
8 °ratching his head by bringing his foot over his 
and looking around. 
Heard a queer chitting note,following it up 
s aw a cowbird hidden in the lower branches. It flew 
to 
another low perch when I frightened it and kept 
°d with its notes. 
May 8, 1905 - Friday. 
This morning I heard a strange song and follow- 
n & it up saw a male Nashville warbler. It was 
sw eet a sweet a sweet a sweet a see tick-a-ty or 
-c gky. It was given rapidly and could be heard for 
'Ibite a distance. 
Heard a warbling vireo singing the first of 
ae year. A male scarlet tanager lit for an 
ns tant in the top of a tree and sang and then went 
° n * _ Hearby the song sounded harsh and loud but at 
v ^istance sounded well - something like a brass 
b and. 
There are a pair of mourning doves around and 
V/h°^^ Qr comes flying down to fight with the male. 
®n he sees them together. They chase each other 
*lot Un< * whistling and loud tapping wings and 
rouch damage to either. 
