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Zonotrichia l. nuttalli
84
24 May
Edwards Field, West Q (w)
0645 L-1 3.3 gm Feather tracts barely begining
R-1 -3.3gm 2 to show along back,
still legs.
Bancroft, West O
Flushed & off 4 eggs.
NE corner Oxford Center
Found nest in Juniper 4/4 eggs. This is R(w)
Edwards Field, West Q (w)
(900 L-1 5.0 gm Dark spots on crown
and back. Dark streak on arm, 3 spots
on humerus faintly on leading edge of
wing. Faint spots on thigh.
R-1 5.0 gm Spots do not show
as well.
Bancroft, West P
1910 L-1 20.5 gm. 8th Prim. (9 mm.
Crown stripe shows well. Still a rental
loss area. All wing feathers but st.
8th gpc are out, + it has cracked coat.
Well feathered, but wing sheaths still
quite evident. Defecated before weighing.
R-3 19.7 gm. 8th Prim. 19.5 mm.
Crown stripe not quite as good as on
L-1, all wing feathers but left 8th
gpc are out.
R-1 20.9 gm. 8th Prim. mm.
All wing feathers have broken sheaths,
but some are barely out. Crown stripe
shows very well. Very active.
Put all 3 back together in hopes they
would stay. Are ready to leave, but
are less developed than most at this
time.