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March 1. Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge, 7 mi. S Alamo, Hidalgo Co., Texas
At 10:02 both titmice in ebony where tray was located & a minute
later, one in tree W. Both foraging in higher leafy portions of that
tree at 10:04 a minute later, one was in next tree N, mates also
present. One then flew to Tree "B" & than to mosquito beside it.
There was a disturbance to SW & calls vet vet vet & calls
of woodpecker. Tit I watched did brief periculum &
flew SW. Bird worked thru brush to point about 60 ft SW
"dead tree" at 10:10 calling vet vet vet and siskadee vet
vet vet as vet vet vet calls given from NW in dense
thicket. This bird then worked still farther W into wooded
part of old reservoir. Calls continued from there, vet vet vet
and see pickup of bird I had followed (?) at 10:15.
However at 10:17 two titmice in ebony E of "B" calling
vet vet vet a scold answered see siskadee by bird in
direction I had followed. SON OUT NOW, CLEARING
The bird I followed must have been a tree mouse.
10:19 scolding tit moved N & continued vet vet vet while
mate moved to ebony NE & called sit only. Vet vet in
answer & sit sit also from Tree "B" now (10:21)
foraging
motion stub end branch bark twig trunk
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above in ebony tree 10:25-30 Bird preen and branch
well protected then flew to trees chasing an unidentified
bird out.
branch-bark aerial dead leaf flew to mosquito W
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at 10:33 had taken insect & worked later afterward.