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Murray
1948
JUNCO
June 11 La Laguna, 6200 ft. Sierra de la Laguna, Baja Calif.
branch of a pine tree
Several times while I was motionless
under the trees, from one to four birds would
come near and scold excitedly and insistently.
Twice by means of squeaks I drew five
birds from all sides, very excited and very
noisy. These and all the others were quite
fearless and would approach as near as
3 feet with impunity
June 12 same location
In the late afternoon saw a young junco
on the ground out in the open which flew
up into a large oak with 2 others. All gave
continuous peeping sounds, and looked
at me without any apparent fear. Soon
a pair of parent birds arrived and one
fed one of the young.