Field notes, v601
Page 699
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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