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Apr 14.
stocktrail crossing. There was an alternation of calls by two
birds each calling see so vut vut, not especially
agitated. The bird in position D was along steep bank cut
by tributary here & moved
W at 11:35.
wooded
live oaks
stocktrail
MAIN BRANCH
The other bird moved N I was very wary, probably the bird
shot at yesterday. I left at 11:40, walking S along the edge
of the burned clearing & crossing over E to juniper where rain
taken yesterday. I went downstream to the bend and then up
the bank & followed a singing bird at the point where a J
had been at 10:00 today. This thrumme sang very softly
Tun Tun Tun (not rapid) He became aware of me
& flew NW into oaks near edge of plowed field. I
followed up and he flew across the creek calling
see vut vut vut -- all the while. He resumed
song momentarily I was answered by a bird upstream
I shot at him but the distance was too great & he merely
shifted perch called toip see see see (fear call) &
disappeared. I paced off the distance from N end
of plowed field to creek J to S of the Sand along E fence