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June 21
L.W. 14
1964
Amophula aestivalis
Mrs. Boykin Springs, Jasper Co., Texas
not sure whether #2 belongs to this ?. ? closer to road.
Bird not sure which one now perched near end of 3 foot limb
(15" up 1/2" dia) very close to road (314-D). tail cocked &
changing direction on perch with chips every 2-3 seconds.
? was moving three trees at about 20' pp.
0905 - Bird leaves perch & chipping less frequent.
0907 - ? now 30 feet up among needles but using branches
of branches. flies to N, now can heard birds chipping.
One is 25 feet up at end of dead pine branch to S. other is
50-60 feet S of road & feet up + next to trunk of 25-30 foot
pine. limb is alive but in bare area to trunk.
0915 - Have lost sight of both birds but can still hear one chipping
just S. of 314-D. Asin lower dead limbs (0918) & live oak.
limbs used to 3' up, 4" dia & dead.
09:30 - flushed one bird from east & junction would not cross
road. (314-D) but turned back into woods. Underneath a 5th
pine. 0933 - #? sang from main road. this must be ? I
am following. #3 singing & sounds as if moving out from
junction along "main" road.
0943 - heard faint rendition of continuous song, then infrequent
chips. approached shrub & one bird flew out to S. + it was
at base of another shrub. heard calling where this bird
had just left and saw another running in bare areas
on ground in center of shrub. walked over & this bird
flushed S to same shrub as one earlier, heard chipping
from that area