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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