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N Tuckahoe
F Church Va
8-5-64 to 1-10-65
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60 [[degree symbol]] - 81 [[degree symbol]]
[[underlined]] 8-5-64 [[/underlined]] overcast 71 [[degree symbol]] 9AM
Thrasher Doves
Hummingbird Eng. sp.
Cardinals Mockers
Catbirds Grackles
Titmice Jays
Chim swifts
8-6-64 60 [[degree symbol]] __ 84
Wonderful day!
Thrasher Martins
Hummingbird House Wren
Downy Crows
[[red pencil]] [[checkmark]][[/red pencil]] 1 [[Tomato?]] etc.
Jim at [[Wachapr.?]] ce w/[[haves?]]
8-7-64 68 [[degree symbol]] - 79 [[degree symbol]]
8-9-64 Sunday [[underlined]] 54 [[degree symbol]] - 78 [[degree symbol]] Cool[[/underlined]]
2-3 Chickadees Jays
2-3 Titmice Doves
hum bird Martins
Wren Mockers & young
[[underlined]] 12-15 Robins [[/underlined]] etc.
8-10-64 58 [[degree symbol]] - 78 [[degree symbol]]
Fine, cool day - overcast most of day.
Song Sps. Doves
Downy Jays
Cardinals Grackles
Martins Catbirds
House Wren Mockers & young
10-12 Robins etc.
Hum bird
[[red pencil]] [[checkmark]] [[/red pencil]] 2 Tomato
8-11-64 62 [[degree symbol]] - 86 [[degree symbol]]
Dove
Downy
8-13-64 67 [[degree symbol]] - 91 [[degree symbol]]
etc.
8-14-64 55 [[degree symbol]] - 76 [[degree symbol]]
[[red pencil]] [[checkmark]] [[/red pencil]] Goldfinch (at feeder) Jays
Crows (after Hawk?) Doves
Titmice Downy
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Grand day - low [[underlined]] humidity [[/underlined]]
Martins Robins
Cardinals Mockers
Grackles
Catbirds
[[underlined]] Goldenrod blooming [[/underlined]]
8-14-64 Fri. 55 [[degree symbol]] - 77 [[degree symbol]]
Crisp, cool - clear
[[red pencil]] * [[/red pencil]] Blue Gray Gnatcatcher Jays on back porch rail 6:45 AM Doves
Hummingbird [[checkmark]] Cardinals
Catbirds Grackles
Engl. Sps. 4 Titmice
Song Sps. Starlings
Ch. Swifts Robins
Mockers P. Martins
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etc.
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8-10-64
Fine, cool day - overcast all day -
Song Sps. Doves
Downy Jays
Cardinals Grackles
Martins Hummingbird
H. Wren etc.
[[/crossed out]]
8-15-64 Sat. 47 [[degree symbol]] - 81 [[degree symbol]]
Brilliant day -
Catbirds (& 2-3 downy young) 4 Jays
Mockers 3-4 Doves
P. Martins 4-6 Song Sps.
Engl. Sps. 8-10 Grackles
Starlings 15-20 Robins
4 Titmice Crows
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Great Spangled [[Frilillary?]] on marigolds
[[red pencil]] * [[/red pencil]] 3 Br-winged Hawks [[checkmark 1]] Downy [[female symbol]] 2:10 PM
Goldfinches
[[checkmark 1]] Circling in low from South - into NNE - playfully stooping on each other repeatedly - and calling.
8-16-64 Sun. 57 [[degree symbol]] - 80 [[degree symbol]]
Ely's [[Rotherys?]], BBW, Lucille Still
Fine day - to early afternoon - then overcast drizzle about 5:00
Downy [[male symbol]] at old Bluebird house. Jays
& [[male symbol]] at suet later Doves
Titmice Cardinals
Song Sps. Robins
Two yellow SwallowTails
10-12
Martins very active around yard Catbirds
Grackles Engl. Sps
Starlings Goldfinches
8/17/64 60 [[degree symbol]] - 84 [[degree symbol]]
Martins -
[[underlined]] 8/18/64 [[/underlined]] 60 [[degree symbol]] - 85 [[degree symbol]]
Titmice Mockers
Robin Catbirds & young
Cardinals Martins [[superscript]] [[checkmark]] 1 [[/superscript]]
Kingbirds Downys
Song Sps. Hummingbird
etc.
[[checkmark]] 1 Incl. 10-12 over Theo. Roosevelt Bridge at 6:10 PM
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8-19-64 Wed. 57 [[degree symbol]] - 80 [[degree symbol]]
Home with head cold -
Glorious day - mountain air - wind 10-15 mph NNW
House Wren Jays
P. Martins Doves
Titmice Grackles
Cardinals Starlings
Mockers Robins
Song Sps. Crows
Catbirds Downys
[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]] 2 TV's at 11:05 AM [[superscript]] [[checkmark]] [[/superscript]] Ch. Swifts
Goldfinches (1 singing beautifully) Engl. Sps
[[red pencil]] [[checkmark]] [[/red pencil]] Peewee
[[checkmark]] Soaring due South- fairly high - on a straight line
8-20-64 Thurs
Another glorious day
Flicker nearby Robins
Crows Mockers
2 Barn Swallows 4 Catbirds
Downy [[male symbol]] Song Sps.
Doves calling Engl. Sps.
Goldfinches Starlings
P. Martins Grackles
2 Ch. Swifts Jays
4 Titmice
[[red pencil]] * [[/red pencil]] Dove on same next in [[ Plitzer ]] [[?]]
[[red pencil]] [[checkmark]] [[/red pencil]] Chickadee
[[checkmark]] All full-growns - young must be nearby (are recent fledglings)
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8-21-64 Fri. 63[[degree mark]] - 92[[degree mark]]
Overcast - warmer - somewhat humid
Chickadees Jays
Crows Doves
Titmice Ch. Swifts
2 Downy's H. Wren
P. Martins
Catbirds
Crows
8-22-64 (Sat) 65 [[degree mark]] - 94 [[degree mark]]
Hot-bright-wind 10-20 mph SE
[[red pencil]] * [[/red pencil]]Balt. Oriole [[male symbol]] Catbirds
2 Chickadees Robins
4 Titmice P. Martins
Song Sps. Engl. Sps.
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4 Jays Goldfinch
2-4 Doves Mockers
Grackles H. Wren
[[red checkmark]] Trasher 4 Ch. Swifts
Starlings Hummingbird
Warbler (sp?) in SE Oak at 8:15 P.M.
8-23-64 70[[degree symbol]]-93[[degree symbol]]
Partly overcast-hot-humid
Ovenbird Cardinals
Doves Mockers
Hummingbird Jays
Flicker Ch. Swifts
5 P. Martins Robins
Catbirds Grackles
Thrasher Starlings
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Goldfinch Titmice
House Wren Engl. Sps.
Downy 7:20 P.M.
[[red asterisk]] Redsfort (Jmn. [[male symbol]])
Barn Swallow
8-24- 65[[degree symbol]]-92[[degree symbol]]
8-25-64 67[[degree symbol]]-93[[degree symbol]] 2 squirrels carrying 2 baby squirrels down east yard from front to back of yard
[[red asterisk]] Bobolinks Thrasher
Downy Hummingbird etc.
* Large flight overhead 5:55 A.M. to 6:00 A.M.
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8-26-64 65[[degree symbol]] - 90[[degree symbol]]
Hot-moderately humid - usual birds
8-27-64 62[[degree symbol]] - 83 [[degree symbol]]
Turned cold
8-28-64-
2 Chickadees
3 Titmouse
etc, JE Party -107 peoples
8-29-64 65[[degree symbol]]-86[[degree symbol]]
overcast-humid-
Catbirds Doves
Crows Mockers
Cardinals Robins
Jays goldfinches
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[[appears to have been written over]] [strikethrough]]Doves[[/strikethrough]] Ch. Swifts [[Strikethrough]]Thrashers[[/strikethrough]]
Titmice Hummingbird
Brown Thrasher[[/written over]]
Young doves apparently have hatched
8-30-64 Sun.
Good rain in afternoon. 0.56".
Thrasher Chickadees
Catbirds Titmice
Mockers Cardinals
Doves Robins
Jays Grackles
Crows Starlings
Engl. Sps. Goldfinches
Song Sps. Hummingbird
8-31-64 70[[degree symbol]]-88[[degree symbol]]
Downy
9-1-64 65°- 82°
Beautiful day - low humidity-
Chickadees
Titmice
Jays
Cardinals, young + adult
Catbirds " "
Doves
9-3-64 52°-86°
To Va. Beach 7:18a.m.
arr. there 12:47 p.m. - 240 mi
9-4-64 58°-94°
9-5-64 65°-94°
9-6-64 56°-82°
9-7-64 55°-87°
9-8-64 Home from Va. Beach
6:55 p.m. 56°-88°
No rain while away
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9-9-64 56°-91°
Glorious day- warmer in P.M.
[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]] Balt. Oriole ♂ calling Jays
[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]] Yellow-br.chat in bath Doves
[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]] 2 Redstarts (Imm.) Engl. Sps.
4 Catbirds (at least) Song Sps.
Robins Titmice
Mockers Ch. Swifts
Cardinals Downy
Grackles Flicker in yard
Starlings Thrasher
House Wren Goldfinches
9-10-64 Glorious day 60°-91°
[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]]Swainsons Thrushes -big flight 6-6:10 AM
[[Superscript]]very[[/superscript]]young Cardinal on back porch
etc.
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9-11-64 Fri 68°-94°
Chickadees
Titmice
Cardinals
Catbirds
Jays
9-12-64
Overcast, cool, breeze from W, 5-15 mph. Occ. very light drizzle in late afternoon
Redstart (imm.♂)[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]]Cape May W. imm
Downy at feeder 4-6 Robins
Flicker on ground *Cardinals
[[Red pencil]]*[[/Red pencil]] 2 Rose-br Grosbeak calling √[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]]Jays
[[Red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]] 5 Tennessee Ws in yard Doves
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Song Sps. Mockers
Crows 4-6 Catbirds
Engl. Sps. Grackles
Starlings Br. Thrasher
Goldfinch
*young cardinals being fed by adults. Total of 8 cardinals at feeder area. 3 or 4 young.
√[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]]1 Grosbeak in our yard -(one imm. or female in Ch. Elm at McCools.
9-13-64 Sun.
Light rain beginning about 4:45 A.M. -to about 4:00 P.M.
Clearing 5:30 P.M.
[[red pencil]]*[[/red pencil]] Wh. Br. Nuthatch Titmice
Chickadees Doves
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8-12 Cardinals 3-4 Song Sps.
1 Flicker 15-25 Engl. Sps
3-4 Grackles 4-6 Catbirds
6-10 Robins 2-3 Crows
2-3 Ch. Swifts Downy
9-14-64 Mon. 41 [[degree mark]] - 77 [[degree mark]]
Fine day
9-15-64 45 [[degree mark]] - 83 [[degree mark]]
Glorious day again [[pencil]] - took Sue to MWC - fine room! [[/pencil]]
Chickadees Starlings
Cape May (imm.) Jays
Crows Doves
Cardinals Robins
Mockers Catbirds
Grackles Song Sps.
Engl. Sps. Flickers - imm.
Ch. Swifts Titmice
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[[underlined]] 9-16-64 [[/underlined]] Wed. 42 [[degree mark]] - 75 [[degree mark]]
Wonderful day!
2 Chickadees 6-8 Ch. Swifts.
4-6 Catbirds 4-6 Jays
3-4 Song Sps 8-12 Cardinals
3-4 Titmice [[red asterisk]] 1 Wood Peewee
[[red asterisk]] 1 Mag Wurbler 40-50 Robins
2-3 Grackles 1 Flicker
1 Downy 4-6 Mockers
[[red checkmark]] 1 Cape May W. 4-6 Doves
2-4 Chickadees Thrashers
Crows
9-17- Thurs. 2 squirrels - big chase.
Flicker, imm. always at lower clothes pole.
[[underlined in red]] 2 [[/underlined in red]] Thrashers 2 Chickadees
Downy 4-6 Cardinals
3 Robins Mockers
Catbirds Doves
Grackles 2-4 Swifts
3-4 Titmice Jays
Eng. Sps [[red checkmark]] 2 Magnolias
10-20 Robins Crows
[[red checkmark]] 2 Swainson's Thr. in yard.
[[underlined]] 9-18-64 [[/underlined]] 62 [[degree mark]] - 79 [[degree mark]]
Fine Day!
2 Chickadee Crows
6-8 Cardinals Jays
Doves Downy [[female symbol]]
Yellow Throat I think Thrashers
Song sp. 1 Starling
Eng sp. 2 Catbirds
6-8 Mockingbirds Swifts
[[strikethrough]] 6-8 Cardinals [[/strikethrough]]
9-19-64 Sat. 60 [[degree mark]] - 77 [[degree mark]]
Heavy overcast - light occ. showers starting last midnight
[[red checkmark]] Swainson's Thrs. Jays
(small flight - 6:00 AM)
2 Chickadees Doves
2 Titmice Robins
Crows Mockers
Song Sps. Cardinals
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Catbirds Downy [[male symbol]]
Grackles Engl. Sps.
[[red checkmark]] Rose-br. Grosbeak Thrasher
(3-4 times) Ch. Swifts
9-20-64 Sun. [[red strikethrough]] 60 [[degree mark]] - 77 [[degree mark]] [[/red strikethrough]]
Heavy overcast - rain much of last night - cool [[strikethrough]] 0.3" [[/strikethrough]]
[[red checkmark]] Total [[red underline]] 1.75" [[/red underline]] for two days.
[[red checkmark]] Ovenbird (all day) Robins
[[red checkmark]] Flicker [[red checkmark]] Rose-br. Grosbeak
Chickadees Jays
Titmice Doves
Crows Mockers
[[red checkmark]] 2 Cape May Ws (imm.)(all day) Grackles
Song Sps. Starlings
Thrashers Engl. Sps.
Catbirds Ch. Swifts
[[checkmark with superscript 1]] Plus 1 on porch rail in late afternoon - + in crabapple
Downy ♂ ♀ [[red √]]3[[√ with superscript 1]]Redstarts together
[[red *]] Hairy ♀ [[red √]] 2 Magnolias
[[red *]] 2 Bl.-thr. Green Ws. Cardinals
1 Goldfinch [[red √]] 1 Swainson's Thr
[[underlined]] 9-21-64 [[/underlined]] 56°- 74° Great day!
Downy ♂
[[red *]] Ruby crowned Kinglet - [[on Ash W. end]] etc.
9/22/64 53°-77°
Grand day - wind 10-15 mph
W - Hurricane Gladys off Hatteras
[[red √]] Rose-br. Grosbeak
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[[underline]]9-23-64[[/underline]] Wed. warm 53°-88°
[[red √]] Redstart ♀ [[red √]] R. br. Grosbeak [[red pencil]] 2X [[/red pencil]]
Chickadee 5 Swifts
Cardinals Goldfinch
Catbirds Jays
Downy Doves
Mockers Eng. sps.
[[superscript]]red *[[/superscript]] [[red pencil]] * [[/red pencil]] Sapsucker in Mockers
Grackles [[strike through]] Engl. Sps. [[/strike through]]
Starlings Song Sps.
[[red pencil]]√[[/red pencil]] Cape Mays Robins(many)
Grand day!
9-24-64 Thurs 54°-83°
Another fine day -
[[red pencil]]√[[/red pencil]] Rose-br Grosbeak Doves
Swainson's Thrushes Jays
Robins 2 Chickadee
titmice [[strike through]] titmouse
Robin [[/strike through]] Thrush at furthest hubcap. Pretty sure oliveback
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Catbird Downy [[male symbol]] on willow trunk
Jays (50 or so about 7:45)etc
9-25-64 Friday 46°-74°
Glorious day - brilliant
and brisk - wind
5-15 mph W-
Flicker Chickadee
Downy (male symbol) Titmice
Cowbird (imm)
Crows
etc
9-26-64
Perfect day - low humid.
Wind 5-20 mph SSE
13 Ch. Swifts 2-4 Doves
[[red checkmark]] 1 Swainsons Thr 30-40 Jays
Crows Song Sps
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[[superscript]]6-12[[/superscript]]Cardinals Engl. Sps.
[[superscript]]10-20[[/superscript]]Robins 1 Grackle
4 Catbirds 3-4 Starlings
1 Thrasher 2 Chickadees
4-8 Mockers 4 Titmice
1 Cowbird 1 Downy
1 Flicker
9-27-64
Grand day - to visit with L. Still + Renee Weiss on Mt. Gilead.
Cardinals Doves
Jays Starlings
Grackles Mockers
Chickadees Titmice
[[red asterick]] Louisiana Water Thrush on ground along back fence Ch. Swifts
Thrasher Robins
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1 or 2 Hummingbirds (1 [[female symbol]] )
[[red asterick]] 2 Gray - cheeked Thrushes
4 Catbirds 3 Cowbirds
Crows
9-28-64
Rain started last night -
steady light rain -
Wind W 10-20 mph - rain
interm. all day - at times a
downpour
Downy on Oranges stump
[[red checkmark]] Swainson's Thrushes
calling overhead at 8:10 P.M. in heavy fog + misty rain
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9-29-64 44°-60°
My Birthday! Rain
continued intermittently all day - usually light-a wonderful rain
Downy etc.
9-30-64 52°-63°
Overcast - intermittent drizzle, mist + rain.
Downy, etc.
Approx 2" by end of day
10-1-64
Overcast - drizzle in afternoon -
Downy Chickadees
[[Red asterick]] Louis. Water Thr. Titmice
etc.
Oct 1- Thurs 50°-63°
Downy [[male symbol]] etc - interm. rain
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[[underline]]Oct 2 - 1964 [[/underline]] 52°-68°
[[underline red pencil]] 2 [[/underline red pencil]] Olive-back Thrushes together on sidewalk front of house. Conspec eye ring
Rain all day - varying from mist to hard showers
10-3-64 Sat. 52°-73°
Bright day - mild-wind
West 5-15 mph
Louisiana Water Thrush (all over yard) Jays
Robins Song Sps.
Cardinals Jays
Doves Grackle
Mockers Chickadees
Engl. Sps. Starlings
Catbirds [[red √]] Flicker (3-4X)
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[[red √]] Sapsucker (imm ♂)
6-10 [[strikethrough]] 2[[/strikethough]] Ch. Swifts
[[Red *]] 1 Broadwing 1:25 PM Sailing due South
[[Red √]] 1 Swainson's Thrush
[[red √]] 1 Cape May W.
[[Red √]] 1 Towhee nearby
2 Downy ♀♂
Cowbird (imm)
Crows
10-4-64 Sun. 50°-66°
Heavy overcast - light rain
beginning 9:10 AM.-
most of day + evening
Titmice Song Sps.
Chickadees Jays
Cardinals Doves
Robins Song Sps.
Mockers Engl. Sps.
[[red √]] Sapsucker Thrasher
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10-5-64 46°-62°
usual birds
10-6-64 36°-62°
[[underline]] Light [[/underline]] frost on roofs
Cowbird 3-4 Jays
Cardinals Mockers
[[red √]] Starling Chickadee
2 Towhee ♂ frontwalk etc.
10-7-64 Wed.
Perfect day - frost on roofs
[[red √]] Gray-cheeked Thrush on back porch rail
Jays 5 Cardinals
Doves Mockers
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Wed Oct 7-1964 contd.
Titmouse Robins
Chickadees Song Sps.
Downy Engl. Sps.
Ch. Swift [[red √]] White-throat 33°-63°
10-8-64 Thurs Jim [[Lunds??]]
2 Cowbirds Mockers
Catbird
[[strikethrough]] S. Thrush [[/strikethrough]]
Robins
Song Sp.
Jays
Cardinals
Downy ♂
Swainsons Thr.
[[red √]] White Throat
Sapsucker [[Imm.)
Crows
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10-9-64 Fri. 42° - 68°
Perfect Day - at home - partly cloudy late afternoon
[[red √]] Sapsucker Doves
[[red √]] Gray-ch. Thrush Song Sps.
[[red √]] Swainsons " Robins
[[red *]] Hermit Thrush in Honeys Bush [[superscript 1 over √]] Jays
[[red *]] Ruby-cr. Kinglet Crows
Chickadees Engl. Sps.
2-4 White-throats Catbirds
Downy Mockers
Starlings Grackles
[[arrow pointing to Ruby-cr. Kinglet at one end and pointing to 9-21-64 at the other end]]
[[underline]]9-21-64[[/underline]] ce saw Ruby Cr. Kinglet
[[underline]]10-10-64 Jim to Peak of Otters
45° - 57° Windy-sunny
Robins Eng sps
3 Jays Song sp
6 - 8 Cardinals Sw.thrush - rusty tails
12± Mockers White throat
2 Doves
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Chickadee 2 Titmouse
[[red *]]Junco 5 pm 10-10-64
[[underline]]10-11-64[[/underline]] Windy
6 Cardinals Sw. Thrush
2 Doves Cowbirds
Robins Jays
Song sp White throat
10-12-64 33°-
Clear, calm, cool
[[red *√]] Towhee ♀ Jays
White-thr. Doves
Crows Mockers
Song Sps Downy
Robins Catbirds
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Cardinals Starlings
Engl. Sps.
10-13-64 36 degrees - 75 degrees Glorious!
White Throat Song Sp
Catbird
2 Downy at feeder! Chickadee
Mockers Dove 2 Jays
10-14-64 42 degrees - 72 degrees
Perfect day -
Titmice Robins
Doves Starlings
Jays White Thrs.
Mockers Engl. Sps.
Cardinals Song Sps.
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Chickadees
10-15-64 40 degrees - 70 degrees
Another Wonderful day! Overcast late afternoon.
Grackle Downy [[male symbol]] etc.
[[underlined]] 10-16-64 [[/underlined]] Squirrel 47 degrees - 68 degrees
Doves 4 Jays
6+ Cardinals 5 [[male symbol]] 6-8 Mockers
Wren (Kind?) Grackles
Starlings Song Sps.
Engl. sp. Rain - afternoon & nite [[underlined]] 1" [[/underlined]]
10-17-64 Sat.
Drizzle & mist all day
Downy etc.
10-18-64 - Sun. 47 degrees - 79 degrees
Brilliant day - wind W 5-15 mph!
2 White Thrs. Mockers
Crows Doves
Song Sps. Jays
Starlings [[strikethrough]] Song Sps. [[/strikethrough]]
Cardinals Chickadees
Engl. Sps. Titmice
Robins
[[red *]] Western Grebe Dulles Airport
10-19-64 42 degrees - 60 degrees
Heavy overcast - brief drizzle
[[arrow to Western Grebe above]] Flicker [[male symbol]]
10-21-64
Beautiful day - partly cloudy in PM
[[red *]] Golden-Cr. Kinglet
Robins etc.
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10-22-64 37 degrees - 62 degrees
Grackle Robins etc.
10-23-64 33 degrees - 58 degrees
Brilliant day
5 Doves Robins
4-6 Jays
2-4 White-throats
10-24-64 32 degrees - 58 degrees
Glorious day! Grace Cottaro & John Valenti married
Jays Song Sps.
White-thrs. Titmice
Robins Mockers
[[red check]] Hairy [[female symbol]] Doves
[[underlined]] Last Day of EDT [[/underlined]]
[[red √]] Ruby Cr. Kinglet
Starlings
1 Grackle
[[red *]] 4:12 P.M. EDT {7 TVs {2 Red-shouldered [[red *]]
[[red *]] Hawks - Soaring SW (from NE) together
Chickadees
Downy
10-25-64 32° - 67°
Another perfect day - lt. breeze
Mockers [[red *]] 1 TV spiraling NE to SW 2:30 EST
2 Downys ♂♀ White-thrs.
Cardinals Song Sps.
Doves Engl. Sps.
Jays Robins
1 Grackle [[red X]] 1 Red-tail 3:25 PM sailing NE to SW
Starlings
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[[red *]] Wh-br. Nuthatch at feeder - eating sunflower seeds.
Chickadees
Titmice
10-26-64 Monday 36° - 76°
Perfect day again!
Grackle
Cowbird White Throat ♂
6 [[strikethrough]]3-4[[/strikethrough]] Jays Cardinals
Starlings Song sps.
10-27-64 40° - 75°
Great day!
[[red √]] 2-3 Juncos etc.
Robins
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[[red underline]] 10/28/64 [[/red underline]] Wed. 37° - 72°
Perfect again!
6 Jays
Crow
White-throats
[[red]] * [[/red]] Least Flycatcher (or Alder)
very small, [[double underline]] white under [[/double underline]] ; conspic eye ring; extra loud back wing pattern. See Peterson's smallest Empidmax. Darting in and out lower left limbs of Scotch Pine, adjacent to McIntosh apple tree; lots of apples all around.
[[margin note circled in red with arrow to "Least Flycatcher" above]] Latest record [[/martin note circles in red]]
[[margin note]] Saw for 10-15 minutes to study thru glasses & Petersons [[/margin note]]
10-29-64 50° - 74°
Overcast - then clearing - balmy day
Grackle [[strikethrough]] 2-3 [[/strikethrough]] 6 White-thr
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6-8 White throat ♂♀ 4-5 PM Sue's apple
Titmouse Downy ♀ at sunfl. fdr.
chickadee Mockingbirds
8-10 Cardinals 100 Starlings soaring close
10-30-64
Glorious day again!
White-thrs. singing 2 Downys
Song Sps. " Engl. Sps.
6 Jays Mockers
Grackles Robins
Starlings Chickadee
Ruby-Cr. Kinglet 3 Doves
[[strikethrough]] Chic [[/strikethrough] Titmice
Cardinals 100-120
√ 20+ C. Waxwings Redwings (3 flocks)
10-31-64 Sat.
Same!
[[red √]] Downy White-thrs
Song Sps Titmice
[[arrow pointing from √ 20+ C. Waxwings down 3 lines to Downy]]
[[arrow pointing from Redwings down 3 lines to Song Sps in left column]]
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6 Jays Engl. Sps.
Doves 100-120 Redwings
Grackles (3 flocks flying East)
(1 yard--30-40 o'beam) Crows
300-400 Starlings 2 Titmice
Downy
Sue came home (10/31) 8:30 PM.
11-1-64 Sun. 35°-65°
Fabulous day! Brilliant -- almost calm.
Downy ♂ √ 3 TVs 10:35 AM (sailing NE to SW
Mockers Grackles
Cardinals Starlings
Song Sps. Engl. Sps.
Doves 3 Robins
Jays √ 1 TV -- 11:35 -- same
White-throats
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11-3-64 Tues. 37°-60° Election Day Another perfect day -- after early morning fog.
11-4-64 Wed. 35°-67° Great Democratic landslide. Beautiful day --
11-5-64 36°-75° Partly overcast -- balmy -- great day again
11-6-64
11-7-64
6-8 Jays Dove Downy ♂ Cardinals
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11-7-64 35°-68° Glorious day again!
Brilliant -- breeze 5-10 mph Lt. Frost on roofs --
2 White-Thr ♂♀ 2-3 Crows
2 Downys ♂♀ 6 Mockers
6-10 Cardinals 20-25 Engl. Sps.
6 Jays 4-6 Song Sps (5)
30-40 Starlings 2-4 Titmice
Juncos
11-8-64 35°-66° Ideal-day -- light breeze --
Goldfinches Mockers
* Carolina Wren ♂ √[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] Song Sps.
Titmice Jays
2 Downys ♂♀ Doves
2-4 Crows Engl. Sps
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White-thrs.
√[[superscript]]1[[/superscript]] C. Wren singing repeatedly nearby -- then came into shrubs & to birdbath
11-9-64 35°-66° Perfect!
11-10-66 35°-69° Grand day -- Dr. & Mrs. Murray here for 10th Anniv. Meeting.
3 Doves
6 Jays 6-10 Cardinals
6-8 Mockers Titmice
Starlings
3-4 Song Sps
Engl. Sps.
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11-11-64 42°-73° Ideal Indian Summer day --
3 Doves Song Sps.
6 Jays Engl. Sps.
20+ 2 C. Waxwings Starlings Mockers 1 Grackle Cardinals 2 Crows
[[red]]√[[/red]] 1 Fish Crow 2 Wh. Throat ♂♀
[[red]]√[[/red]] White Br. Nuthatch
11-12-64 40°-75° Same!
11-13-64 55°-77° Overcast in A.M. Gusty
winds to about 30 mph. at
7:20 AM -- then fine day.
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Grackle Song Sps.
6 Jays White-thrs Cardinals Crows Engl. Sps.
[[strikeout]]3[[/strikeout]]6 Doves at East hubcap
111-14-64 Sat. 45°-64° Fabulous Day! Breeze
from W 5-15 mph. 1:00 PM
[[red]]*[[/red]] 1 Red-Sh. Hawk [[arrow pointing up to 1:00 PM Jays (soaring NE to SW [[underline]]low[[/underline]] Doves & circling several times) Crows Song Sps. Mockers Downy ♂ Starlings Cardinals Engl. Sps. 3 Robins 1 Wh. Throat
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11-15-64 Sun- 37-68° Another perfect day -- but
[[underline]]bone[[/underline]] dry! Almost
calm -- few high cirrus
clouds.
2 Juncos [[red]]√[[/red]] 2 Fish Crows Doves Song Sps. Cardinals Starlings Engl. Sps. 2 Downys ♂♀ Mockers White-thr.
[[red]]*[[/red]] 2 Horned Larks o'head Titmice
2-3 C. Waxwings
[[underline]]11-16-64[[/underline]] 50°-68° Chickadee etc. Overcast -- tiny drizzle 2-3X.
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11-17-64 42°-65°
Beautiful day -- wind
10-15 mph -- W.
√[[underline]]9[[/underline]] Jays Mockers 2 Doves Starlings 4 Crows Engl. Sps. Song Sps Cardinals
11-18-64 Brilliant day -- a bit
cooler -- Perfect
[[red]]*[[/red]]Owl √[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] Song Sps.
[[red]]√[[/]] Carolina Wren Starlings
48 Jays Engl. Sps.
6-8 Crows [[red]]*[[/red]] 1 Bob White ♂ in Mockers front yard.
√[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] About 7:05 AM -- being barried by Crows & Jays -- sitting in tree beyond Wrenn's --
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looked size of Eagle,
but then 8X glasses,
could only note rounded
head -- Great Horned
Owl? Seemed ^ much larger
in comparison to Crows
nearby.
11-19-64 Thurs. Lt. rain began in night
[[red]]√[[/red]] 8 Bob-White at SE feeder Downy ♂ on blue bird pole
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11-20-64 Fri windy 36°-51°
2 Titmice Downy etc.
11/21/64 47°-29° Brilliant day -- wind
10-25 mph. W -- cool -- Chapter --
√[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]]Walk to Belly Haven
[[red]]*[[/red]] Red-tailed Hawk [[strikeout]]1 sps[[/strikeout]] Goldfinches, etc. al
√[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] over West St. between
Lincoln Ave. & Oak St. --
[[underline]]circling South[[/underline]] -- 20°-39°
[[red]]*[[/red]] Hairy WP ♀ 11-22-64
[[underline]]Cold day -- calm[[/underline]] -- brilliant,
then light overcast -- then "
[[arrow pointing from * Hairy WP ♀ down 2 lines to Junco 2'X]] Junco 2'X Song Sps Cardinals Engl. Sps. Mockers Startlings
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[[red]]*[[/red]] 11-22-64 -- first killing cold. Got tomatoes, zinneas & marigolds
[[red]]*[[/red]] 1 TV circling & soaring NE 3:00 PM
[[red]]*[[/red]] 1 Red-shoulder Hawk -- [[underline]]ad.[[/underline]] circling to great height, then coasting SW at great speed at 3:00 PM!
Crows
--clear -- calm -- cold
11-23-64 Mon 18°-48°
Downy ♂} at same time -- ash.
Hairy ♀} fought off Starlings
Titmouse
11-24-64 Tues 25°-56°
Brilliant -- cool day --
wind 5-20 mph. -- W.
11-25-64 Wed 40°-62°
Rain from 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.
= 0.98". Wind SSE 10-39 mph.
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11-26-64
Partly cloudy; wind 10-35 mph
from West;
Mockers Engl. Sps.
Crows Cardinals
Jays [[red]]X[[/red]] 1 TV sailing
Song Sps N at 10:50
Chickadees Titmice
Starlings Goldfinch
[[illegible]]{1 Hairy ♀ [[red]]X[[red/]] 1 TV circling
[[illegible]]{1 Downy ♂ NE at 12:15 Downy♀
11-27-64 38°-60° Fine day --
11-28-64 Sat. 36°-60°
Heavy overcast all day -- one [[underline]]very[[/underline]] brief light shower
Orangee died -- 11:30 AM. Dr. Reid -- Vienna -- 13 years 8 mos.
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[[red]] * Big Red-tailed Hawk circling
South above Tyson's Corner
12:00 noon [[/red]]
Hairy ♀ Mockers
Downy ♀ Doves
Cedar Waxwings Jays
Song Sps. Starlings
Engl. Sps. Goldfinches
Juncos Crows
11-29-64 Sunday 40°-56° 4:30 we put Orangee next to Girlie Grand day -- light clouds
Wind -- variable 10-15 mph.
2 White-throats Doves
Junco Jays
Mockers Crows
Starlings
[[red]]*[[/red]] 1 Red-tailed Hawk (Imm.)
-- circling NE to SW at 2:15
[[red]]*[[/red]] 3 TV doing same 2:30
[[red]]*[[/red]] 1 Red-tail (Imm.) sailing
[[red]]√[[/red]] NE at 2:37 (same bird?)
[[red]]X[[/]] 1 sp. Hawk just north of Tyson's C.
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3 Goldfinches Downy ♀
2 C. Waxwings Titmice
[[red]]√[[/red]] 1 Buteo about 2:00 -- probably Red-tail -- disappeared while I got binocs -- may be one I saw at 2:15 P.M. Tu went back to MWC 6:50
11-30-64 25°-38° Heavy overcast -- first snow -- about 1" -- beg. 11:30 AM
Junco Mockers
Jays Cardinals
Doves Downy ♀
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12-1-64 Tues. 20°-33°
Cold -- wind W. 10-25 mph
Downy ♂ Juncos
Doves Mockers
Jays Starlings
Song Sps. Engl. Sps.
12-2-64 Wed. 25°-40° overcast - then clearing -- cool -- calm
4 Doves Jays etc.
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12-3-64 Thurs. 35°-46° [[underline]]rain 0.2"[[/underline]] Drizzle all day --
2 Titmice
Chickadee
2 Doves on Dogwood Jays etc.
12-4-64 Fri. To Back Bay 11:05 PM -- heavy overcast -- fog -- drizzle -- arrived Thunderbird 6:30 PM. 225.9 mi Claire Ben, & Lucille
12-6-64 Sun. 26°-43° Home -- 6:00 P.M. --
via [[Cr?]]aney Id. 252. -- Overcast all day until about 4:00 P.M.
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12-7-43 Mon. 20°-34°
Cold -- clear -- wind W.
5-15 mph. Juncos Downy etc.
[[underline]]12-8-64[[/underline]] 20°-45° Flicker at 8 AM Oak suet
4-6 Jays etc.
12-9-64 26-45°
12-10-64
Brilliant day Downy
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Dec 10 -- 1964 Sunny 20°-42°
3 Jays 2 Juncos
4 Cardinals ♂ Mocker
2 " ♀ Chickadee
12-11-64 Fri.
overcast
Juncos
yb Sapsucker
[[red]]√[[red]][[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] Robin
12-12-64 Sat. Rain -- most
of last night = *[[red double underline]]1.00[[/red double underline]]" -- fog in eve. Downy Titmice Juncos etc. Chickadees
Office Gang in --
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12-13-64 Sun. 40°-52°
[[underline]]Heavy[[/underline]] overcast -- mist --
3 Juncos Engl. Sps.
4 Jays Starlings
2 Doves Cardinals Crows 2 Chickadees Song Sps Mockers Downy ♀
12-14-64 Mon.
12-15-64 Tues. 20°-34°
Brilliant -- cold -- wind W.
5-15 mph.
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[[underline]]12-16-64[[/underline]] 20°-40° Glorious day -- Crisp & cold
2 Doves
[[red]]√[[/red]] 1 Wh. Br. Nuthatch in Chinese Elm 7:45 AM etc.
12-17-64 32°-52° Brilliant -- clear day
-- then overcast -- mist late afternoon.
Juncos Doves etc.
12-18-64
Cloudy -- wind W 15-30 mph
Downy ♂ hammering on [[underline]]gum[[/underline]] tree
[[red]]*[[/red]] Total eclipse of
moon -- "a perfect
texbook eclipse -- moon
copper colored--"
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12-19-64 15°-33°
Calm to 5 mph. -- beautiful
day.
3 Doves 4 Jays
[[red]]√ [[/red]] 1 Hairy ♀ Engl. Sps.
2X Downy ♂ Mockers Juncos ♀ Cardinals Song Sp. Starlings
[[red]]√[[/red]]1 Y-b.Sapsucker 1 Yellow- at Suet ♀ headed Sue
[[red]]*[[/red]] Tu home for holidays. Daddy fetched her at noon.
12-20-64 Sun. 25°-38°
Mixed sleet & snow starting
about midnight last night -
followed by rain = 1/4"-1/2" Juncos 9-10 Cardinals 5♂ 4♀
1 White-thr. ♀ 4 Jays Downy♀ [[red]]√[[/red]] 1 Goldfinch
2 Song Sps. at feeder
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Hairy ♀ 2 Chickadee
Downy ♀♂ 4+ Mockers
Engl. Sps. Starlings
2 Titmice Crows
12-21-64 Mon. 25°-37°
Clear, calm [[insertion]] then overcast [[/insertion]] -- [[red underline]]winter came[[/red underline]] in at [[red underline]]2:50 P.M.[[/red underline]]
5 Doves √ Cardinals Mockers Jays etc. Song sps
12-22-64 Tues 25°-41° Clear - cold - Jays [[red underline]]7[[/red underline]] Doves Mockers Junco etc.
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12-23-64 Wed.
Heavy Frost - overcast
Juncos
12-23-64 25°-42°
[[red triple underline]]4[[/red triple underline]] squirrels Juncos
12-24-64
Drizzle - foggy
in AM
Chickadee
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12-24-64 Thurs. drizzly - mild 5 Squirrels
2 Chickadee 8 Cardinals 4♂
3 Doves Goldfinch
Downy ♂ Song sp
Junco Mockers
[[erasure]] Engl. Sps.
Starlings
12-25-64 Fri. Xmas! [[red underline]]40°-72°[[/red underline]]
Cloudy - then clearing - balmy
-- then sunny
Juncos 2 Downy ♂
Jays 2 Chickadees ♀
Song Sps. Starlings
Mockers Cardinals
Doves [[red]]*[[/red]]Warmest Dec. 25
Engl.Sps in Weather Bureau History
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[[underline]]Dec 26 '64[[/underline]] Drizzly 45°- 69°
[[strikeout]]6[[/strikeout]]8 Cardinals √[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] 4 Jays
3 Mockers 1 Dove
Starlings 1 Song Sp
18 Eng Sps Downy
1 Junco 2 Chickadees
Bird Count Day -
occ. rain during morning
√[[superscript over√]]1[[/superscript]]8 at feeder at once
12-27-64 40°-60°
Heavy overcast - drizzle
during night and day -
- rain in evening = [[red underline]]1+ T.[[/red underline]]
Jays Starlings
Cardinals √[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] Engl. Sps.
Mockers Chickadees
Doves
√[[superscript over √]]1[[/superscript]] 7 at feeder at once
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[[underline]]12-28-64[[/underline]] Monday 33°- 49° Cardinals 2 Jays
1 Goldfinch Song Sp
[[underline]]12-29-64[[/underline]] Tues. 33°-44°
Overcast - "raw"
2 Juncos Chickadee
4-6 Mockers [[strikeout]]4-6[[/strikeout]]10-12 Cardinals
5 Doves Jays 3-6
Song Sps. 2-3 Crows
Engl.Spa. Downy ♂
2 Chickadees Titmice
[red]√[/red] Wh-br. Nuthatch
[[underline]]singing nearby[[/underline]]
[red]√[/red] 1 White-throat
12-30-64 Wed Sunny -
warm 35°-57°
Titmouse Jays
Cardinals Song Sps
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Con - Downy ♂ [[strikeout]]2[[/strikeout]]5 Doves Flicker Cardinals
4-8 Mockers Starlings
12-31-64 Thurs. 35°-50° Clear -- Sunny
[[red]]√[[/red]] Goldfinch √ Starlings Cardinals Engl. Sps
5 Doves Titmouse
4 Jays
1-1-6[[strikeout]]4[[/strikeout]]5 Fri. 30°-40° fine Snow 4pm overcast -- very fine snow from 3:00 -- 5:00 P.M.
[[red]]√[[/red]] 1 Yellow-b. Sapsucker ♀ 2 Juncos at Suet 2 Goldfinches
8-12 Cardinals 4 Jays
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3 Doves 15-20 Engl. Sps.
30 Starlings 5 Mockers
2 Song Sps. [[red]]√[[/red]] 1 White-thr. ♀
1 Downy♂ 2 Chickadees
[[red]]√[[/red]] Hairy ♀ Titmice
1-2-65 Sat. 30°-46° Overcast -- occ. very light
drizzle in afternoon --
[[red underline]]6 Juncos[[/red underline]] Mockers
2 Downy ♂♀ Starlings
[[red underline]]15-20[[/red underline]] Cardinals Engl. Sps Jays [[red]]√[[/red]] Hairy ♀ Song Sps. Chickadees
2 Goldfinches
[[red]]√[[/red]] White throat ♀ Y-b. Sapsucker ♀
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1-3-65 Sun. 33°-42°
Wind all night 20-40 mph WNW --
clear -- cold -- wind died about
dusk.
2-4 Juncos 4 Jays 3 Doves 6-10 Mockers 2 Downys ♂♀ 15-25 Engl. Sps.
15-25 Starlings 2 Chickadees
10-20 Car [[red]]√[[/red]] 1 White-thr ♀
4 Goldfinches Yellow-b. Sapsucker ♀
1-4-65 Mon. 27°-46° Sue back to MWC --
Windy again in night 10-15
mph. cold --
[[red]]√[[/red]] 3 squirrels -- one with
"red" tail Juncos Jays Cardinals Goldfinches
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[[start of page]] Doves Engl. Sps. Mockers Starlings Downy ♀♂ 2 Chickadee Y b sapsucker [[red]]*[[/red]]
[[red]]*[[/red]] The sapsucker has a very
limp (dangling) left leg.
1-5-65 Tues. 24°-50° clear, cold --
[[red underline]]11[[/red underline]] Doves Mockers Juncos Starlings Goldfinches Engl. Sps.
2 Chickadees Song Sps. Cardinals Jays
lame Sapsucker Yb [[red double underline]]4[[/red double underline]] Titmouse
[[red]]X[[/red]] Hairy ♀ Downy ♂
[[red]]√[[/red]] White throat ♀
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Watch the Gehley Woodpile -- Hairy was there and at west end fat
1-6-65 Wed. 30°-49°
overcast -- later clear y-b. Sapsucker 2 Goldfinch Cardinals Juncos etc.
1-7-65 Thurs. 25°-48°
Clear, calm -- heavy frost
2 Goldfinches Mockers Juncos Jays Y-b Sapsucker Doves Downy ♂♂ at fdr Engl. Sps. Cardinals Song Sps.
[[underline]] 1-8-65 [[/underline]] Cloudy; rained last night
[[red]] . [[/red]] y.b. Sapsucker -- bad left [[underline, red]]Foot[[/underline red]] Downy ♂♀ 2 Chickadees Cardinals 2 Titmouse
[[checkmark, red]] Hairy ♀ Jays
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10 AM 1-8-65 -- cont -- 5 Goldfinches
[[underline]] 1-9-65 [[/underline]]
Partly overcast -- then rain
starting 11:45 A.M.
[[red]] * [[/red]] Cowbird ♂ Mockers
[[red]] * [[/red]] P. Finch ♂ Starlings Doves Engl. Sps.
4 Jays 3 [[strikeout]] 2 [[/strikeout]] Downy 2 ♂ 1 ♀
15-20 Cardinals * 2 Juncos
Crows [[underline, red]] 38 [[/underline, red]] Chickadees
[[red]] * [[/red]] 1 Ruby-Cr. Kinglet [[underline, red]] 3 [[/underline, red]] Titmice
6 Goldfinches [[checkmark, red]] Hairy ♀
White-throat ♀ * one singing "wet-wet" song as rain began
[[underline]] 1-10-65 [[/underline]] snow 25°-35°
[[[checkmark, red]] Purple Finch♂ 20+ [[strikeout]] 10+ [[/strikeout]] Cardinals
Goldfinches 1 White-throat ♀
2 Song sparrows 2 Juncos
Mockers Jays
Doves Titmice
Chickadees Starlings
D.
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[[centre]][[underline]][[strikeout]]1964[[/centre]][[/underline]][[/strikeout]]
[[underline]][[strikeout]]Sue[[/strikeout]][[/underline]] [[strikeout]]Bob C[[/strikeout]]
[[strikeout]]Pecan Delights[[strikeout]][[strikeout]]P.W [[/strikeout]]
1-10-65 Cont -- 3 Downys 2 ♂ 1♀ Engl. Sps.
Snow began about 1:30 A.M. -- continued all day -- about 8" -- despite very wet ground from lengthy rain.
[[red]]*[[/red]] Snow Drop blossoms
ready to open --
in snow!
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