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C2
LLWO/4
1969
Asiophila cassini
June 27 Weldon Wildlife Foundation, San Patricio Co., Texas
Chitter / Chittering call + flew down from perch.
Singing / 0945 - Found a 4th family group along road - on N side near
phone lines. - 2 yq. + adult flew tow. On adult with food
flow toward road, lit at base of mesquite. As San crawled to
30 yards jumped up into top of mesquite (3') + then worked down
to base again. Hopped along ground until under branch 8-10" up,
jumped up three times + pulsed at the leaf. Then a young appeared.
Both worked interior & out away from me. Flow west to
E. one (yq?) only 10 - 15 yards, ? 25+ yds. Then lost
track of both.
whist leaf /
chitter / 1000 - ot in terr. #2 gave three consecutive chitter flight
songs - one flight 50+ yds to W parallel to road. then
I regular songs then silent.
Whistles / 1025 - ? in terr. #1 gave chitter flight song. & bird singing both to
E + W.
June 28 Weldon Wildlife Foundation, San Patricio Co., Texas
perches 0550 - hear chittering in terr. #1. Bird flies to W + lands at base
of mesquite then (another W (total 58-60 yds) to fly into lower branches
of mesquite & then drop to ground. Another flies in from W to land
in middle of grassy patch. 0555 - adult flies up to top of
mesquite + lands on vertical dead stem fluttering + moves to
another vertical stem again flutters as if unable to maintain
that position, then flits to horizontal perch & stops. 0600 - disappears.
can hear chipping in grass, but no sight of birds.