Went on and sat on a post by Seeley’s marsh. 
0 American sparrow hawks were across the river. 
^ hey gave long trembling notes like the killdeer 
f a plover much run together. The male soared 
around wi.tn set wings. They appeared to have 
avorite places for sitting. They would disappear 
d then in a few minutes be back again. They 
c at m °tionless except for turning their heads. A 
li1: on a fence across the marsh and looked 
^ ound. Then it gave a note like caw-aw—caw mean- 
rmi bright and two more came. They walked" around 
d picked at the ground. 
j ^ hen 1 went dp to the railroad track and up to 
v* Tackett’s woods. Saw a fox sparrow and the 
°arred owl. 
Then I went home. 
APhIL. 
. April 1, 1901 - Monday. 
the v 8 after ^° on 1 v/ ent up in the woods across 
r &ilroad track. The woods were quite still. 
fish G W6re a number °f robins here. Saw a king- 
s her. it was going to roost and rattled at me 
a subdued tone. 
j^T^ere were ID or more brown creepers that had 
It Wa g rr ^y^/^ j > he S°od Idck to^hearjne sing 
ft had a sad indescribable cadence. A 
I quality hard to define. 
Then I went home. 
Th• April 4, 1901 - Thursday. 
Srov 8 raornill £ 1 went up to Agerer’s sugar bush. 
creepers were numerous and tame. I could get 
a ro Un 6 feet of them. I watched one. It would go 
st e ^ f a tree and be eating something and I would 
8ft g be ^ 0v/ * Tt would not notice me at first but 
Thev r & woudd Took down and then flv off. 
1 were hard to locate by their notes. 
• rov/s wsrp VQ ry numerous. They chased a barred 
They did not pick it but just cawed 
o -Jvs were very numerous, 
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