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K Dixon
1951
Parus bicolor
Apr. 22. (1 mi. E College Station, 370 ft., Brazos Co., Texas)
to E in dense woods. Exchange of song continued steadily
until ~1:53. I flew E to snag and hotted down along
tip of branch inclined 45° upward inspecting a longitudinal
furrow. Bird called twice, flew to oak ~40 yd E and
sang one - silent, then resumed song at 1:56.
Bird to E did not sing except in answer (I think there
were 2 to E, the one along the glade and one closer, the latter
now silent).
We walked N, crossing from pasture into woods at 2:00.
Closer bird to E had moved N. At 2:05 thrush sang
peter --- from edge of woods and apparently was
the I from wooded pasture, leaving N. However, within a few
yards N the fence was the area where the S member of two
families in dispute disappeared at 4:40 pm Mch 10. At
2:17 bird in pasture resumed song. At 2:20 bird
we had watched sang briefly. Bird well to W singing
also.
N bird sang at 2:25 peter --- 3, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3,
it was in oak - elm - along streamcourse - several
dead trees in the vicinity - we left at 2:35 without
seeing any definite activities of this bird - it did not
sing steadily.
At 2:40 I in pasture serving steadily; bird to E sang
occasionally in answer. We walked E along pipeline
but heard no thrush voices until opposite area where
I sang at 1:25 - This individual continued as we
left area, 2:45. CLOUD COVER THEN, wind from W