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Smith, J
1985
Journal
1/25
Rumell Rd Res. 2 mi NW Lafayette, Contra Costa Co. Calif 94549
5 June Nest check at E BL's - no sign of any Sdy Sparrow, 4 cold eggs.
10 June 4 warm eggs (fluent unmarked F-) D or FW BL/RO into Styrofoam incubator T = 30 C time = 10/14 hours, put dog away around nest and put in 4 cold House Sparrow eggs. Moved hot packs around T = 33.5 C at 10:00
Saghen Creek Field Site, 3 mi NW Hobart Mills, N Nevada Co. Calif 95661
10 June Arrive Saghen 4:30pm drove haggie gun at Donner. Nest check at X aughat #3 only one wing (nestly -7 days old) in nest, heard calling near nest no other signs.
4 big chicks at X O/FW's nest and 4 adults at unmarked pair E D O FW will be banded with FC met and F or LF. Not big enough for FW so just YL
YL YL
RD YL
BL YL
GR YL
Beak Lth 3.67 3.57 3.81 3.83
depth 2.99 2.85 3.45 3.27
width 3.05 3.20 3.53 3.26
wing Lth 15.63 18.82 15.77 14.02
tail Lth not out - -
tarsus 12.01 12.37 11.34 11.06
midfoot 17.20 17.87 18.39 17.11
hallux w/claw 10.24 - 9.75 9.78 8.96
molt 3rd 1/2 .5.14, .1.79, .1.97 .1.42, .1.77, .1.07 .1.46, .1.62, .2.36 { .1.69, .1.84, 0 }
fat much fove, mus, belly same same much fove, some arm & belly
wt 11.0 g 12.50 g 11.00 g 10.50 g
remarks yes slit not open eye set, eye click in anterior saw saw