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LLWolf
1964
Almophila cassinii
July 1 Welder Wildlife Foundation, San Patricio Co., Texas
0907 - bird up into perch #2 - about 2 way up in 8' bush. Well-wired.
0911- & #2 singing - go over them for rest of morning's work.
unable to locate & #2 so looked for & #1 & #3 of June 30 -
close to Mesquite Tank. Unable to find either. Wind so much
stronger than yesterday will work rest of morning comparing
activities of & #2 of June 30 to July 1.
& #2
0940 - perch song
flight
0942 - flight song to #10 then flight song to #2 wind blowing
in about that direction & bird seemed to be carried by wind,
150%
flying T wind. from perch #2 delivered perch songs ###T#X#
0949- 0951 - 6 songs in 2 min. then quiet. not sure if left perch
3/min.
or not.
perch
0957 - flight song to perch #3 where perched on W side but on exposed
perch. gave 2 perch songs then flight song to #2, then (0958) gave
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perch songs ###T#X# from interior of bush- on horizontal limb a 3'
above ground (bird is bare + shade is provided by overhead branches.
Wind blowing branches alternately puts bird in shade + sun. mostly in
sun.
& #3 sang 3 times at 1002. & #4 at 1004.
/1006.5- & #2 flight song to perch #3, followed by 2 more flight songs -
2nd ended near perch #10- prob. on ground. then silent.
cluster
1010 - to perch #3 with flight song. then perch songs ###T#X#
1016.5- & #1 gave chuf song near N corner of mesquite tank.
& #2 then with flight song 30-40 yards to SE into what I thought
was edge of ten, of & #1. & #5 sang once,