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Sanks
1957
Zonotrichia leucophrys
2
16 Feb. 1957
Med Bldg, Ellsworth Dana Barley.
A bird singing in bushes here along Ellsworth,
when he sang, frequently answered by one
in the bldgs parking lot. Later we across
the street by other med bldgs (on SW corner),
possibly same kind. This one singing
now in Acacia tree at front of Bldg.
Believe those across the street was an
echo, or reflection of this one's voice from
the other building. I cannot see any &
for this bird.
Barcroft, lower part Edwards Field, St. plague Barley
2 (?) birds on column here. No singing. Only
are in evidence most of time; that I saw two
at first. One flew into field. In a minute
heard call notes, one flew W. outside wall,
sang. The song is weak, the last part
fading away. Song is fast. Saw him on
ground. He flew E, past me, to join another
bird out top of wall & of E spine (still in wind
of field). The other bird flew to the ground, then
the singing one (but not singing now). A
passerby moved them toward the bushes
but evidently didn't scare them much. They
fed for a couple minutes, moving by fast
hops. Their heads so down and up repeatedly,
probably are for each food bit or each try for
food. They fed on grass and on sidewalk.
A passerby chased them over the wall. This
seems to be a pair, but no evidence of mating.
No songs heard after the first few weeks ones.