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LL WOLF
1964
7
Aimophila cassinii
June 26 Welder Wildlife Foundation, San Patricio Co., Texas
circled around + landed almost where had spread # going to just before.
1018 - singing stationary songs area is north of 1006 / 1007 1002 1003
almost to next marker.
1020 - # stopped singing.
1600 - back to same spot. have at least two birds circling in area of dia 35 yds + # giving flight songs + occasionally chatter fl. songs - one of which ended with last two notes of regular song. other bird also giving chatter series. Several times two birds flew only together - one behind - getting chatter series. Also most pronounced when two birds coming together.
Regular song - -- -- giving in at least three manners:
1: flight situation 2: perched 3: flying horizontally just above vegetation. Often # last will not be a complete song + seems to end if bird perches before end of song which is often the case with a horizontal flight.
Also heard bird give chatter at road + # in area flew in that direction + also gave chatter. Not sure identity of other individual.
#1608 - # quiet.
1610 - part of song - twice, - lacked last two notes.
1612 - another # 75 yds from road. Singing from low limb near top of 1' blackberry, then flies to NE so only 30-40 yards from road + seeming in # of's territory.