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18th March, 8 a.m.
Trapped towhee. Presumed to be the local female. Small size, first year. Recent secondary broken distally on left side. Another towhee picked in box elder overlooking trapping site while observed. This bird kept calling with a soft buzzing note of the type given during pairing display. 9 a.m. Some morning finish and near Abeok house I got a brief series of 6-8 songs spread over 3-4 minutes, also at time of the crowing chorus, around 6:45, an individual, presumed to be the same song 2-3 times. Temperatures again low but with prospect intermittently giving by about 9 and stopping, I gave up. 8:5 a.m. more picking activity as still under way. (a.m.)
22nd March: On Tuesday & Wed some intermittent chirping, but everything quiet since then.
23rd March: Did enter notes for bird caught on 21st Mar. Caught a 1-yr old bird today, sang out to the resident & to each, but both escaped.