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Zonotrichia l. mittalli
23.
6 April
Barnes along 4th Field Centre Sec. Nest c
Still 5 eggs, warm.
Same Lane Sec. Further down
Find what I think is a nest - Geotercata
by looking from below, but cannot get
to it. At Wendi of 4th Field a bird
singing from wall + from Arbonice.
Absolutely no luck nest finding. Finally
got to presumed nest, it is remains of
an old nest.
Inside NW Corner Edwards Field
Finally found the nest of this pair. It
will be Nest C. It is in the bushes I thought, but is not on top of wall. Sat very tight. Nest has 4 eggs.
Leahome, Nest # B
WT. 16.5 gm. Pin. 11 mm.
One right secondary covert out. A few
left+ flank feathers out, most central feathers out. I Defecated on scales - new wt. 16.3
gawled off balance pan 3 times, Sat on
fences + turn pin box.
= ankles
SE Corner Univ + Fulton, Nest E
Mashed Pin. 16 mm. WT. 19.5 gm. 1805 hrs.
Aule out, all but 9,8,7, primaries out or xt.
niy, all but 9 on left wing. Rectrices
just broken thru. Some primaries barely a
new bit out. A few crown feathers coming
out. Opened+ closed bill rapidly but it
not far white in my hand. A slight click on
closing. Defecated on balance. New wt. (19.2)
Unmashed - Pin 17 mm. WT. 19.4 gm.
Gazed when I first reached into nest &
again, hugely when I replaced the bird to set