Field notes, v1516
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stopped when the bird got about 20 yds. from the nest. I didn't really see it make the sound, although it probably was the same bird I was watching. No more fipping after bird was on nest. MK came up at 10:30. At 11:15 the bird (female) walked uphill behind nest & down the gully. Last seen about 150 yds away. At 12:25 a bird appeared I probably came up the gully on bird side 1/4 couple yards below a little the nest in the gully. Piping down gully about 1:20. AKP looked at 1:30. Bird easily visible on nest in afternoon light. Could see it preen, turned about a little on the nest, mouth open I saw was directly on the bird 1x. Nothing else, no fipping -> 3:30. O.P. sat from 3:30 to dark. Bird left 4 o'clock. Piping not from nest for 5 minutes before bird left. Piping stopped soon after bird left nest. Bird fed about 200 yds down gully, same slope as the blind. At 5:35 came at [illegible] feet pace back to nest. March 8 at 7:40 bird left nest, walked to top of first ridge, flew 100 yd. across canyon and lit on lower part of slope in grass, preened for 10 minutes, then started feeding among grass clumps. Red color very conspicuous when left side toward me. Before and after bird left nest