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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