Field notes, v601
Page 433
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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