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Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1900_011
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Alternative Title
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Transcribed Diary Notes, 1900
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Date
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1900
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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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11 April 29 yellow warbler prairie horned lark bluejay chickadee cowbird lark sparrow brown thrasher meadowlark robin grasshopper sparrow hairy woodpecker flicker chimney swift downy woodpecker House wren brown creeper ruby-crowned kinglet green heron kingbird barn swallow red-eyed towhee bank swallow field sparrow Baltimore oriole dove rose-breasted grosbeak myrtle warbler bluebird bobwhite purple martin Fair, flying clouds, strong breeze, damp, chilly. At noon Frank and I started for Griffin Farm. Home at 6:30. A nest of the robin, three eggs, in an isolated willow by the railroad track. Yellow-shafted flicker completing its excavation. A house wren building in a cavity in a plum tree four feet from the ground. A specimen, female, of wolf-spider (Lycosa carolinensis) with one hind leg missing. In an old graveyard near the poor farms, the few graves neglected for years and the gravestones bearing dates fifty years back lying prone, we found four attids (jumping spiders). We took these five spiders. Four cocoons of cecropia moth. Brought home a lot of crickets for our spiders and birds; also a handful of fluffy chicken feathers for which Junior found immediate use. April 30 Origold, when she attempted today to perch after a short flight, messed up her landing and swung clear under a twig, holding by only one foot. After a moment she took hold with the other foot, but for several seconds made no effort to resume a natural attitude.
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Rights
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