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1985
Aphelocoma
mid June - pair established, nests?
June 25 - young heard (in nest?)
June 28 - yong and ? rest. - I adored only.
July 29 - In the past 4+ weeks, 2 young. S feeding almost daily in species calls.
- Male spends approximately calling, morning, but irregular, short frequent early with morning foodbar, 2 words parts with 5 or just ?
rest for, other times frequent feeding gone
with food both seen fully grown, moving about ladder.
50 feet or so. Nest tree. Green trees in field from our property to highway.
Aug 2 - Young not seen. One adult present,
calling more vigorously each day. Largest bouts in morning, calling form before I leave
for campus (~11:00 today).
[Aug 3 - missed]
Aug 4 - S exceptionally active, moving about over much large area, calling continuously over distance of 20-30 minutes,
earriving for 6 or 8 calls.
moving W plant to Eulid, crossing Hilgard, east attempt to farm, as well as all within block and area on cedar st neighbors yards.
For example, out at stop Stockcenter during
when I called - several returned.
calls; continuous - always returned.
Almost no break? - I captured Griffin
note break? - and bird went regular repetitive
unfolding. This is far from nearest display. No neighbors (no conflicts)
sure now, when tree was pair to west
near Euclid (now gone) or a gap 15 away
forested (downslope two).