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K Dixon
1952
tricoloratus
Jan 31. 11 mi. NWourdanton, 700 ft., Atascosa Co., Texas
flew to W about 100 ft and called vet vet vet
I continued singing, moving into mequite to S;
song pata -- from E. Then after perhaps
one minute, I began thin plaintive see-see (coupled),
and after 4 or 5 such calls, I answered from
W with vet vet vet; I repeated see-see, see-see
having ceased song altogether. Then he gave
vet vet vet and I answered tait, tait.
Later I gave vet vet again and I flew to N to
a mequite 50 ft away from former site. I
left at 9:40.
I worked E to cross-fence by 9:47, then NE along
fence toward swale where I found pair yesterday at
18:15. I walked clear to streambed and motion
heard tait sit note from brush but found no
titmice. Song pata -- from E as yesterday
along swale.
Back to windmill at 10:05 without finding other
titmice. Then song tyrr tyrr tyrr to E at
10:10. Nothing further so I worked S along cross-
fence from road. SUN SHINING after 9:00 with
wind from E, shifting to S after 10:00. WIND STRONG
after 10:30.
I skulked thru brush trying to separate taitp
notes of Cardinals and other birds. I located
pair of titmice foraging along creek where I had hunted
on Apr 28. Both birds gave taitp notes