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1957
Calyptra anna
Aug 4 Quercus Rd., Berkeley, Calif
rising into the air about 2 feet. During this
clash, the only note heard was the deep
note of the young male, given two times
in quick succession.
Later three hummers, including ♂1
were involved in a melee & chase which
let SE ward, upslope, into eucalypts.
Two perched on wire about 3 feet apart,
a third (m.8 or ?) also came along and
momentarily perched on the wire about
8 feet to one side of the pair. Then took
off approaching the last two, these began
a chase the last followed immediately,
further from & weaving,
and a twisting path with intermittent chatter.
Aug 4 ♂1 observed, in the course of
chases on NW side of house where area
of ♂2 located, to swing through a
broad arc up mid air about 30 feet
above the ground, look down momentarily,
than drop to his territorial perch. The
mid-air pose was similar to that
often preceding a dive.
Aug 6- An immature male (in song
occasionally), but still to enter the
main part of the molt, located this
morning Quercus thicket, same site
as used earlier by ♂2 (above).