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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 1_027
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1899, Part 1
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Date
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1899
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Creator
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Elizabeth Van Sant
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Description
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Elizabeth Van Sant transcribed letters
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Identifier
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321301
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Transcription
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26 robin wood thrush bluejay dove dickcissel field sparrow kingbird brown thrasher bobwhite rose-breasted grosbeak Baltimore oriole crested flycatcher yellow warbler downy woodpecker chimney swift chickadee Bell's vireo cowbird catbird barn swallow house wren scarlet tanager red-eyed towhee flicker indigo sparrow red-headed woodpecker yellow-billed cuckoo western yellowthroat wood pewee orchard oriole Nest of catbird in thicket by roadside; four eggs. Another nest of the catbird was most peculiarly situated: about two feet from the ground, on top of an Indian currant bush. There was no effort at concealment, the nest being wholly exposed on one side, and definitely on top of the bush. It contained four eggs; we took two pictures. Nest of wood pewee in oak, six feet from the ground, in process of construction. The birds came with materials while we were watching. A bat! Frank espied the tiny creature in a walnut tree, about thirty feet from the ground. He climbed slowly and cautiously until within reach of it, and then with a quick movement caught It between his hands. It protested in true bat fashion, biting plenty, but he valued his prize too highly to let it go. He wrapped it in his handkerchief, and taking its corners in his teeth descended. The bat kept up a constant wiggle inside the handkerchief. It is different from both Tucker and Noxie; it is a very light tan color, with a little patch of white at the base of each wing; it is the Little Red Bat, known widely also as the New York bat. It proves to be a female and is obviously pregnant. She is very clumsy in flight, we discovered when we got home with her, flying only five or six feet and then falling helpless to the
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