Field notes, v1518
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March 3 Morning mostly cloudy. At 8 saw 1 Turmorn feeding on flats 20yds above Bns. It climbed hill almost at once for 50 yards, preening occasionally, then stopped 5 yds from where a q was sitting on the ground next to grass clump. She was sitting but preening; soon stood up, preened some more, then walked rather directly down to flats. About when she reached flats calling started, but probably not loud. She pecked a few times but then started up hill. 50 yds up she started to run down and endeavor rapidly because another q? had come from above to chase her. The first q, I think, then took off with squealing and flew toward Bns. The second q soon started calling (again?) and was joined by a ?-possibly the same ? as had been associating with the 1st q. The pair then fed further up hill. Cunts nested next from 9-11 and took over at 11. Bird left nest at 11:15 and fed at least 200yds side-and-up hill. No calling. Had not seen it return by 1:20 when Aunt again took over. Koford came at 3:30 and we checked nest then and found bird on it although Mother & Aunt had seen it return. It was off nest at 5, eggs still covered. Temp at 1 January) when bird was probably off nest 56°. March 4 At 11:30 went up to nest—whole home, eggs covered with feathers—and rigged up mirror 8 feet from nest to be all to see in from our blind. At 12:40, after some calling, bird came back. It approached to within a few inches of nest, but was obviously worried, pumped head up and down, walked around returned, etc, but did not get onto nest. After approaching the nest 6 times, it retired up the