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Transcription
T. Code
1959
Sayornis saya
6 June
cant
Lee Meadow on Carnivore Creek.
Then it took off and flew a
fluttering and gliding display
flight all around the meadow
hewing "phoebe." It landed on
a rock at the edge of the meadow,
then flew to a small ledge in
a cedars and seemed to settle
on a nest. There it sat for about 5-28
seconds and uttered a peculiar whistle-
like call. Then it went out on top
of the rock going "phoebe" again. No
other bird seemed to be in the area.
I investigated the cedars - on little
ledge 10 ft above meadow in a wedge
shaped rock under over hanging
rock thus was an old nest made
of dry compacted moss and feathers
with some sheep hair and few pigeon
feathers woven into their matwell.
No lining to the cap which had
inside diameter of 4-5 inches.
7 June
Peters-Schwade - one was seen flying around
the rocky wall at the SW end by Peters,
attacked several times by more
brentings.