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Banks, R.C.
1956
White Crowned Sparrow
8.
12 Mar. Bancroft along 4th Field center section.
One bird feeding in grass in lower part of section. Joined by a bird from other end of section. One flew to other end of section, joined a bird there.
Four birds by uppermost clump of small shrubs. Much trilling + chipping.
One bird flew across street to shrubbery by church parking lot.
14 Mar. E of Adm. Bldg. on Bancroft line One bird in here, came from by Adm. Bldg., feeding in ground bushes. Very tame not fly when pedestrians nears. Pulled at dead grass. Another bird came in + they flew to top of hedge, fought all way down then.
Later one bird.
Gathered nesting material, dropped it fed for good while on shrubs -
Another bird came when first one in bush. He chased her over ledge.
6/5 6:30 P.M. Bancroft along 4th Field/Centre Sec.
Two pairs of birds. Heard trilling and sounded like copulation as I approached.
Both pairs flew over wall into 4th Field.
One pair flew to trees by W. door of Men's Gym.
15 Mar. NE Corner Durant + Ellsworth - Bird singing from Acacia tree, Went about 10 ft. to another tree. Flew away