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LL Wolf
1964
Journal
July 2 Welder Wildlife Foundation, San Patricio Co., Texas.
early in morning & was 10-15mph by 0800. By 1000 was
15-25 mph - fairly steady with some gusts. By 0730-0745
began spending part of time watching birds in terr #5 &
returning to 80 #2 at intervals to time his activities. Seemed to
spend less time singing & more feeding especially after 0900.
Birds in terr #5 are at least 7, prob. adults + 2 young -
young are full grown + at least part way thru post-jun. molt.
Both failed Grackle flew over to SW n 0715 & then back to NE
at 1645+. Three OSO's & a ? in morning, only 2 or 3 noted
in afternoon. Tufted Titmouse came into Creechberry under
which I was sitting about 0830, called several times & flew on.
Dickcissels in pairs flew over twice. Covey of 15+ Bobwhites
flushed from edge grass [illegible] yet near N. Mesquite Tank at
0530. Probably some covey flushed from area of Tank at 1630
& flew off to N. At 170 covey of 45+ flushed from about same
area & so at 0530.
Spent afternoon reducing birds for shipment & doing odd jobs
around headquarters. Dick had spent morning looking for
Yellow-billed Cuckoo nests & since both guns are broken we
did no collecting.
At 1600 went back to Mesquite Tank to see OS #2, unable to
find him. Started to sprinkle at 1645 - very cloudy with
lightening & thunder in distance. Did not rain hard.
Supper at 1830 after working on some plant identifications
then wrote notes & to bed at 2100.