Field notes, v506
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Zonotrichia l. nuttallii 28 May Coney Oxford Gate Nest R(u) 1905 R-3 5.0 gm. Spots on thigh. Other areas well spotted. L-3 4.6 gm Faint spots on thigh, a couple on flank. P-1 4.4 Few spots on Same as thigh More on thigh than L-3, less than R-3 LR-1 5.1 gm, As R-3. While I was handling young, adult bird (I think) was chipping very close by. She went through a feeding displacement behavior - pecking very hard at seed heads of grass and at the ground, mostly pecking at and pulling the grass flower heads. The actions were much faster and stronger than in typical feeding behavior. 29 May 0700 R-3 5.1 gm Primaries budding out, upper abdominal dashing. P-1 4.7 gm Scare, but not so much. L-3 4.9 gm Scene L-1 5.2 gm Like R-3, 1900 P-1 6.2 gm Nothing thru shiny set. ? - L-1 6.8 gm 5 outer rt. prim. thru. thru shiny. 4 outer left thru. P-3 7.4 gm 4 outer rt. prim. thru. also 4 outer left. L-3 6.4 gm None quite thru.