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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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by slightly moving hand 3 away) and then
retire about 5 minutes to guess perches.
Could always tell when she was returning
by the "tink" note. Sounded more like
Desert Sparrow note. In flight seems to
make less hum than above mentioned
species. Always would face camera &
so broadside shots were difficult.
Nest constructed of bits of scales of portions
of Joshua petals (dried), fine bits of fibers
(probably decayed Joshua leaves), several
large feathers on the rim + interior, and
all densely held together by spider webs.
Reminds of Joshua bloosom on which
nest placed, had some extraneous
spider webs over it probably misplaced
by bird. Approach to nest always
made indirectly by fleeting thru Joshua
limbs 10' away before landing. Notes solitary
when approaching given about average every
4 seconds (may not give any). In flight I did
much flitting of tail showing large white areas.