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Parus
Mch 18. Aransas Creek, 5 mi, ENE Skidmore, Bee Co., Texas
I did not follow this bird because I was not certain
that this was Driscoll property. The bird appeared to K
alone during the 5 minutes or so that I followed it.
Mch 19. 4 mi E Skidmore, Bee Co., Texas Sky overcast after rain
last night; wind from N, 2 to 8 mph. I hunted along the
eastern margin of the Driscoll property and for a short time
on its adjacent Rodriguez property from 9:15 until 11:45.
I had driven along the road due E all the way instead
of turning NE toward the bridge over Aransas Creek.
Prior to 10:00 I hunted in mixed mesquite and liveoak
in a pie-shaped area of + 600 yards radius to S and W
of fence intersection - no thrushes found. At 10:05
I heard song peta-peta-peta from woods to E & I crossed
fence & followed up. I was impressed with the more dense
nature of the vegetation on the Rodriguez place; either
grazed less or shrubs hadn't been cleared at an earlier
date.
I located a pair of thrushes within a few minutes foraging in
a small liveoak. One bird called vet-vet-vet several times
then twit infrequently. The sun was out at the moment and
I could see colors fairly well. One bird was a typical Black-
nested Thrush with a cream-streaked forehead; its crest wasn't
shining black, but was carried with the tip curved forward.
The other bird had a smokey gray crest with the forehead
not lighter by contrast. At 10:18 both flew to two adjacent-
ly situated oaks 20 ft SW. Call notes given were
chub-dub - - - - (nasal) and