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1955
Aphelocoma coerulescens
Oct 19 Queens Rd., Berkeley, Calif.
Locally established pair present from
Fairlawn past home, down the draw across
and below Queens Rd.; center of activity
is in Chapanal Island below Queens Rd. Today,
calling heard indicating presence of roving
individual(s) almost certainly 1st-year
birds. Chase of such an intruder seen to begin
below Queens Rd and to proceed up hill into
eucalypts just above Fairlawn. Intruder
followed by occupant (σ, judging by size),
the two proceeding in flights of 50-75 feet,
the occupant flying forward and displacing
the intruder each time it stopped and even
keeping close behind so that the intruder
rarely had a moment to rest. This chasing
and displacing of the intruder occurred over
at least 1/2 m just with the chaser stopping
and calling into eucalypts just above
Fairlawn. Female (smaller, weaker r higher pitched
voice) followed, calling also and perching along Fairlawn.
Oct 25 Strange joy calls above Fairlawn:
occupant joy present below home flew
up to post-top along Fairlawn, calling
in flight and from post-top. No encounter
followed. Fairlawn evidently marks approx.
upper limits of the territory of this pair.