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im the 13th, everything happened just the same as on the 
On the 14th the same thing was repeated, but on examining 
the young Flickers we found about half of some small bird which 
apparently the old owl had attempted to feed the young Flickers, 
and after putting the young back in the nest they were so far 
advanced that two objected to such treatment, and left the nest. 
On the 15th the old Flickers were feeding same as ever, and 
investigation showed the old owl still brooding the young Flick- 
ers, but the remaining two also objected to the irregularities, 
and left. 
For the next ten days we looked into all the holes, but 
the owl and the Flickers had all left. We have examined the 
Bee occasionally since then, but have not found a trace of the 
owl. 
In our experience with animals we have known cats and 
dogs taking other young when their own had been taken away 
from them, and have known chickens to hover most anything 
they could find, but this was the first experience with wild birds. 
Grackles of Bad Repute 
On Nov. 22, there were about two hundred Bronze Grackles 
that stopped for rest in their migration, in our yard while we 
were doing our morning trapping. A Junco had been trapped 
in one of the flat traps, and was hopping about trying to find 
an opening, when suddenly a Grackle made a dive from a near- 
by tree and tried’his best to catch the Junco, then more followed 
until there were about twenty-five on the trap, all trying hard 
to catch the one poor little Junco, and one of the Grackles was 
successful in pulling out some of its feathers just as reinforce- 
ments arrived in the shape of a club thrown at the flock. 
We believe if they had not been noticed they would have 
killed the Junco, as it was becoming tired from the constant 
dodging and surely the Grackles tried hard enough. 
During the nesting season this year the Grackles spoiled 
nearly all the eggs of the Robins in our yard. 
White Throats and Robins 
In the spring 1922 issue of this Bulletin you were told about 
the Whitethroat Sparrows of 1921. This fall has brought some 
additional facts that are worth mentioning. 
Number 17042 has shown an unusual disposition for tame- 
ness, and simply squats down and lets you pick it up to read its 
number, and is very quiet all the time it is held in the hand. 
Recently, when released from the trap she flew to a bush within 
six feet of the trap and stayed there quietly and watched while 
four new birds were taken out of the trap and banded, then, with 
a ey twittering notes, flew to the ground in search of more 
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