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MeloSPIa melolcha
19 Ayr, Bean Weis Fae Club, Nest 2 - at 0500
both birds brought food. Neither stayed
at nest after feeding. They are periodically
disturbed by a Cliff Jay who is
gathering food from garbage cans
nearby. It has come twice; both
times the song sparrows gave their high
pitched notes several feet from the nest.
Nest visit at 0810; feed and left.; 1 bird.
Nest visit at 0813; one bird came and
feed, sat on nest to brood & 2 left.
During my watch these birds approached
nest from same direction, N. downstream,
but did not always use the same route
for their final approach.
20 Ayr, Arrived at my post behind screen near
kitchen at 0735. All quiet. Bird entered
general area of nest 0739. Approached nest
and another left nest 0740. But to nest,
feed, removed fecal sac 0741. Other bird
sat in tree until 0742 dropped to
stream side. A bird flew into stream
at 0745. Broken-tail bird entered area from
stream at 0753. At nest 0755. Other
bird entered area 0757 and approached
nest immediately, but did not actually
go to it nor did bird already there leave.
Some activity at nest made leaves move at
0801, I couldn't remark. Bird at stream
at 0807, holding something white +something
green. At nest at 0811. Other bird left
as it approached. If it left it was quietly
and then the weeds.