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LLW01F
1964
Aimophila cassinii
June 30 Welder Wildlife Foundation, San Patricio Co., Texas
0855-0856 - on ground just n. of #3. then back to #3 with
flight song, singing down from top 12"t; series of perch songs.
0900 - up to top of #3 where launched into flight song. An or't
light as tail spreads at top of flight outer light areas of tail are
distinctly visible.
0904 - oD #1 gave out, flr song + ended with part of regular song.
oD #2 flew from 5 of perch #1 in flight song that ended in
perch #1 (closer to him. #1 than perch #3). then flight
song [from below top in shade] to xuel #3 where sitting out
facing sun + giving perch songs.
0910 - after flight song at 5t' to W of #3 then another flight
Song to #10. then flight songs (111 ) returning to #10.
0912 - flight song back to #3.
0916 - flight song to #10 - thru flight songs returning to #10
then flight song to #3. one flight song returning to #3 interior
then series of 2 perch songs. oD#1 sings (0918) + oD #2 gives
(II) flight songs from perch #3, then perch song from interior
then flight song (0920.5) ending on #10. then silent until
0923 when gave one perch song.
0923.5 - flight song back to interior of #3 where gave with 1
perch songs. then hopped to exterior + gave flight song. Then
II more flight songs from #3. 2nd went to area of perch #1
where sat on dead branch out 5-6' from main hackberry. Then
5t flight songs; last going to #1 where sat in top. Two flight songs
from perch #1 ending (title on dead branch again, then flight
song ending on ground. (0929.5).