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K. Dixon
1949
Parus wollweberi
April 27. 8 mi S Whiteriver, 6100 ft, Navajo Co., Arizona
In pinon-juniper-oak-yellow pine woodland after
12:00 noon. Heard pit-pit-pit song and also a song
riddley riddley which I think was that of the Plain Titmouse.
There was also a call see-see-na-nat, the
first notes thin, high-pitched, the latter nasal,
Bewich Wren-like (which if the 2 species gave this
call I do not know). Possible competition - I followed
up song of Bridled Titmouse & found pair in oaks
at E end of patch of scrubby oaks where battle? had
occurred. Eventually I took the ?? of this pair (# 371).
April 28. Working over the same area 6:00 - 10:00 I encountered
no Bridled Titmouse although Plains were abundant.
In the evening (6:30-6:45) I met one Bridled Titmouse
in a draw N of camp and perhaps another pair to N.
April 29. E-facing pinon-juniper-oak slope in draw N of camp.
6:40 AM. Song pit-pit-pit (6+7 phrases) and answer
kink kink (woodpecker-like) - was answer from a titmouse?
location was to S where I had seen a Bridled Titmouse
last night. The singing ?? which I saw was alone in
pinon which may have been an outpost of his territory.
By 6:44 he was singing 75 yards to N around a crescent
shaped clearing.... pit-pit-pit - answer from across
draw to E sweet-sweet --- (Plain Tit or Bewick
Wren?) The Bridled ?? moved farther to NW & was silent
after 6:49. I heard no more song from this territory
although I went S to road & back twice and stayed within
hearing distance until after 9:00 AM.