Field notes, v601
Page 345
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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