Field notes, v4149
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1971 Pipilo fuscus 19 April 120 ad. 54.4 ova to 2 mm. no feet wing feathers ad. Some tail feathers only weakly truncate, tail not worn Broad patch melted but there April 18 1st y 51.4 testis 11 mm. 3 no feet, broad patch over with feet. April 18 - banded BT-YY flies from NE (over Aryan barn) into yard & flies from SW than English lawn, copied and chips loudly, dashing at and supplanting XY. [Shod bum trapped just 15-20 mm earlier] XY flies up to Jerry; both in strong territorial display: head up, body feathers ruffled wings dropped tail ups, feathers without dark center strip, XY flies back down to ground and they feud but remain excited (ie. still displaying). XY remains in more strong display & picking up feet, bootsed up, and dave at a short distance. Yderspart then 10-15 seconds later picks up another. Then he & picks up one pair, I photo, puts it down then a second puts their feet, separate. I go out to try to push