Field notes, v601
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Apr 22. 1 mi. E College Station, Brazos Co., Texas Then peta - -- - from S still at edge of small glade. peta peta - 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7, phrases per song 2, 2, 4, 3, 2, 3, see day day 3, 3, 4, I moved back toward pipeline & then SE road after 6:48 At 6:53 bird I had watched still singing. I heard no song from woods SE plowed field so I watched S. At 7:00 Titmouse singing E of crossroad (area where bird sang at 6:25 (S power lines.) No further song. I returned to the house. At 7:17 brief period of song from bird W house.... peta - then beaver - -- 3, 3, 3, 3 ยท 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 : 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. Twenty songs in 2 minutes. BREEZE FROM N rustling leaves. Bird moved SW and afterwards was near creek blowing up at 7:25. Nothing further by 7:35 so I left. I watched SW at 9:45, across the street and then across the creek and then back completing a loop. No Titmouse calls or song by 10:10. WIND STRONGER FROM N 1:10 pm - Titmouse singing in oaks on property N Dr. Andels house - I had seen a lone one here last month. Bird singing peta - -- rather steadily. Eidewiller & I walked NE to and J road & thence E of pipeline Titmouse singing steadily S of glade peta peta - -- at 1:25 (three bird seen at 6:45) We walked W along pipeline & then N after crossing fence. We had followed this route into a pasture on March 10 . Titmouse singing from oak in pasture at 1:40 peta - -- answered by Titmouse