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PEARSON
1950 columbigallis passerina
June 11 17½ km SE Villanueva. Shot 1 (2020) playing tog with another.
June 13 One killed today was laying.
June 14 Late afternoon is best time to hunt these
June 17 Shot a young one today [almost grown but juvenile plumage]
June 18 #2076 was sitting on a low branch as I was stalking her. She flushed 2078 (C. talpota?) who landed about 8 inches away from her - so close that I got both with one .22 ant.
June 30 Got two good looks at a female incubating 2 eggs.
July 10 Two nestings in a nest of the morning dove (Brown-Tail)
July 15 Shot a young leftotula, still with downy belly.