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Zonotrichia leucophrys
31,
15 April
Bancroft + Ath Field, Nest C.
At 0600 found 4 young and 1 egg in nest.
Believe they hatched this A.M. Weighed 0630-0645.
P-1 2.6 gm. Down on back apparently
not all dry, Mantle lining not very red,
Shin pinkish on back, getting yellower.
P-#3 2.44 gm. Down not dry.
L-1 2.45 gm. Down not completely dry.
#L-3 2.3 gm. Down all dry, not matted.
Marked birds as above, the other egg
is not pipped but is heavy, apparently
good. One bird R-3, is very new, its
down all matted, obviously just hatched.
P-1 and L-1 have the down almost dry, but
matted a couple places. L-3 has the down
completely dry. Believe: L-3 possibly
P-1+L-1 hatched last night, R-3 this
morning. May be wrong on P-1 + L-1,
Nest C Athletic Field
815 P-1 9.0 gm. Primaries extrude, and
most secondaries, but not measmable.
Shin broken only on about last half-(4-9)
of the primaries.
P-3 7.5 gm. Same as above, but fewer
primaries out of shin, 6-9, and secondaries
just beginning to push. Faint squeak and
chick heard when gaping.
P-4 8.7 gm. Same as P-1.
Nest C Bancroft + Ath Field, Lower Sec.
P-3 3.7 gm. Down still somewhat matted.
P-1 (3.7) gm. Down dry.
L-1 2.8 gm. Down slightly matted
L-3 3.3 gm. Down dry.
Still 1 egg. All birds gaped. The