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KDixon
1952
Parus bicolor
Feb 5.
15 mi W Bastrop, 600 ft, Bastrop Co. Texas
I walked through elm bottomland after 5:00 pm but did not locate any Titmouse downstream from roadway. I walked up brook to W of roadway at 5:20 and heard call see - cheyay from elms along stream.
At 5:22 I saw Titmouse in elms at point about 105 pace above root; it flew into next elm [illegible] and exchanged same call with Titmouse in next elm W. Bird then flew into that elm and the two birds remained there; yet set notes of antagonistic nature were given but no song.
No pursuit or other aggressive motions which I could detect. I maneuvered around for better view at 5:25 and heard no more calls. A minute later, the birds were nowhere to be seen. Cloudy. I walked thru elms to W and gathered armadillo skeletonina clearing between middle and W elm grove. No calls by time of departure [5:45]