Field notes, v1724
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STIEGLER 1956 SEMI PALLMATEO PROUVER (CHLOROPHORUS SOMEPALMATOS) PERU BAY FARM ISLAND, PROMOGA CO. CALIF. 11:05 AM SAW 2 BEFORE ONE ANOTHER ON MUD BAR NEAR SHORE. 1 (SLIGHTLY MORE BOWDY MARKED WITH BLACK RINGS.) SHOWED UP TO OTHER BOTH FACING SAME DIRECTION +, WHILE NOT TOUCHING IT, SEEMED TO FORCE IT TO ONE SIDE. IF ONE RAN FORWARD OR TO THE SIDE THE OTHER MIGHT FOLLOW OR MIGHT CIRCLE AROUND + BEGIN THE SAME SIDEWISE "BUMPING" AROUND, THE LESS BOWLY MARKED ONE FINALLY FLEW OFF 10 FT. + STOOD QUIETLY ON MUD. 11:10 AM SAW + NEAR), WITH NO OTHER BIRDS WITHIN 5 FT OF IT GIVING CHUCK- CHUCK-CHUCK ETC. QUICKLY + RAN TOGETHER, DR MILLER SAYS INTIMATION OR WARNING SORT OF NOTE. PBY - BROKEN SAND- PICE WAS 5' AWAY TO ON OTHER SIDE. PROVER WERE WESTERN S'PIPES AS WELL. [illegible] PERU 11:35 AM SAME NEST AS ON APPT STILL OCCURING. G'ALLOWED APPROACH OF DR MILLER TO 3 FT. STOPPED HER OF HIM TO WITHIN 6 INL BEFORE A&D PERS ON NEST-4 WITH SPREAD WINGS CALLS OFF DR DEE CANUS FLYING OR MILLER 2 FT AWAY. SET QUARTER BACK & DR MILLER ALMOST TOUCHED BILL OR PERS WHO CAME FROM AND THIS TIME WILL