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KDixon
1949
Pipilo fuscus
Feb.13. Univ Calif Campus Berkeley, Alameda, Calif.
Noted one individual of pair which I usually
see on the north side of MVZ chase a Spotted Towhee
and later an Oregon Junco which approached
as Brown Towhee was foraging on lawn. Mid-
morning (Recorded at later date)
Mar 13. 8:05 AM. Noted Banded Brown Towhee chase a
pair of Spotted Towhees from open lawn into
shrubbery 30 feet away and then saw a Brown
Towhee follow a spotted as it flew to another
clump of shrubbery some 20 feet beyond, area
of parking lot S of Life Sciences Bldg.
Apr. 10 Same loc. 3:40 PM - clear calm. Noted towhee on concrete ramp
on west side of steps at N Entrance to Life Science Bldg.
Bird held eucalyptus leaf in bill, the leaf rolled into a
circular band. A second towhee emerged from shrubbery or
ground beneath shrubbery on east side of wall and flew
toward first bird carrying twig with 2 leaves on it.
Second landed on ramp ± 2 feet from first, both dropped
leaves and gave loud call "sccur scc-uu sccuu"
(the "pair-reinforcement" call - N.E. Childs)