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Apr. 17 Barton Creek
at 10:25. One bird ascended me from the NE corner of this
Clearing, then flew SW into elm-Spanish oak grove. The
underbrush was thick and I was unable to stalk the
pair successfully. I saw the ♂ foraging, then flying
to where the ♀ chattered and I assumed that this
was feeding of the ♀ during an inattentive period. I
was reminded by this case that I have not heard a
♂ of a pair sing during such inattentive periods in
contrast to the song of ♂ P. inornatus , which I
interpreted as an attempt to direct the ♀ back to her
incubation duties.
I walked across through brush & woods a few yards
to the rocky dry Streambed. Subsequently on the opposite
side I heard song of a bird which appeared to be alone.
It sang for several minutes from oaks on the E bank, then flew
W to willows(?) on W bank. It moved inland 30 or 40 yds
and I wasn't able to stalk it. Bird flew back E quickly
& then changed song with ♂ further W (⊗ of pair had
seem ⏺ 10:25 - ?)
After 11:30 I worked downste am to the bend where the
creek flows E (point where path from top of hill reaches creek).
I heard brief periods of song from both sides of the
creek but wasn't able to track down the singers.
At 12:10 ♂ sang from point indicated on chart
Fence=
x = ①
then moved E among junipers
along path indicated by double
②
line. At 12:20 Two pairs were