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Banks
1957
Melospiza melodia
10,
5 April
NW Long Wan's Far. Club
Found a nest - probably incomplete maybe
last years. Close to nest 4 of last year. Also
a singing bird close by.
E of Wan's Far. Club.
Upstream slightly from bridge, a pair, 2
think, acting very disturbed.
Stream S of LSB Nest Z
Marked 15.0 gm. Prim 18 mm } 1245 hrs.
Unmarked 14.1 gm. Prim. 14 mm.
Marked - 4 Primaries (1,2,3,5) out of sheaths.
Rectrices just barely broken. Some of head not out.
Other than that, all feathers out + show light
tips + dark feathers. Legs missing. Sits very
still in my hand, but active on balance.
Gaped when replaced in nest.
Unmarked - Quit a few back feathers out, and
flank/legs feathers out of sheaths. On wing,
only secondary coverts out.
6 April
Marked - 14.3 gm. Prim. 20 mm.
9'' (7 +) Prim. still in sheath. Central
rectrices out. Few head feathers out, most others
are. On left wing, only 9'' prim in yet.
Have several protest notes in my hand,
Unmarked - 13.4 gm. Prim. 17 mm.
Most back upper wing feathers out, - flank
ventral feathers out (both sides). 2,3,5,7
primaries out.
0645 hrs.