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LHW01F
1964
Amophila aestivalis
June 19
1 mi. S. Boykin Springs, Jasper Co., Texas
1026 - ♂♂ starts singing from 1007 yards west of road area, only 5-6 songs, then again at 1028.
1031 - ♂♂ stops singing as I approach.
June 20
1 mi. S. Boykin Springs, Jasper Co., Texas
Arrived at nest site at 0540. Flock of 6 Chickadees in pines overhead. light meter reading (45/5) - 8.8
0542 - one song ♂♂ - to W.
0543 - 4 songs in succession, but usual spacing.- to W.
0545 - ♂♂ singing TTTT /// stopped at 0546.7 to NW.
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... TTTT
0547 - ~~ singing to W. could hear flutter of wings during flury flight
0548 - — . . . . //
0550 - nothing seems to have been added to nest after I left yesterday.
0552.5 - 2 more songs. to W.
0553.5 - ~ more songs to W. TTTT || - stopped at 0554.5.
600 - found ♀ making trips (3) to spot near base of pine 75-100 yards to SW of yesterday's site. Her course is to NE of nest about 200 feet again around shrub clump. ♂♂ is singing - sounds as if near old nest site.
605 - ♀ flies directly to nest site; after 15-20 sec flies directly back to shrub.