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LLW64
1963
Amorphila sumichrasti
August 15
Swi E Tschantypex, Saxoca
relocated to 20+ yards south of tree.
0700 - ? began singing solo chatter-like song.
0702 - back to -- ? song
0703.5 ? flies in from SE with long piece (6") of dead grass.
lit first in small shrub (se map) + then flies over forest
& about 20 yards to SE singing (solo chatter). ? leaves
at 0704,
0705 - & back from same direction leaves in 20 sec. ?
essentially quiet except for ship notes as she left nest
area.
0706 - Sounds like adjacent pair chattering from 5-10
yards to S of tree.
0707 - ? in to small shrub. ? into taller shrub just N.
adjacent pair gives chatter + ? gives extra loud + long
solo chatter. ? silent. ? follows ? as she leaves. Have
only heard ? arches soft chips once when leaving nest
otherwise is silent.
0708.5 - ? to nest from small shrub. ? to small shrub
south of nest 5 yards + silent except for soft chips
just as ? leaving. then ? flies to 20+ yards to SE + sings
solo chatter.
0710 - ? in + out
0711 - ? in carrying 6-10" piece of limp, dark brown dead
plant material. 0712 - ? out.