Field notes, v506
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21 April Inside Edwards Field Nest G 1815 R-1 14.5 gm Prim 17mm, all primaries + all coverts except 2 on left wing are out. Head not well feathered. Rectrices out except central pair. R-4 (17.5) Prim, 19mm, sits on feet only, sometimes rests on able. Back half of head well feathered. Rectrices out except central pair. Abdomen nearly covered, much more in center than front or rear. Jumped from my hand into basket a way back to nest, but I got it back into nest. Squealed when jumped, annoyed parents. R-3 15.2 gm Prim 21 Rear half of head fairly well feathered, all primaries + coverts out. Rectrices out except central ones, + they lackly thin. Striping beginning to show on throat. 22 April Barncroft Nest H 0530 R-1 3.5 gm Down still a little matted on humerus + back. R-4 3.6 gm Outto, even more. L-1 2.4 - gm. Down seems as dry as an older birds, but is a little matted. The other egg is not piped. Barncroft Nest J 0605 R-1 11.9 gm Prim (1)mm. Several back feathers have come thin, as well as a large no of abdomen feather. No wing feathers out, but a few on flank, wt after defecation, 10.7gm.