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Sept 19
1950
Journal
181
Big Creek Reseve, 5mi N Lucea Monterey Co Calif 400ft
10 june Found nest of WH/2 FL BL ♂ + GP PR/6 WN ♀ saw at least one unhatched egg at over ~1 or 2 day old nestling. Both parents in the vicinity and try to measure tomorrow.
11 june 0941 hours all eggs out of membrane at dry = 100°F, wet T = 83°F. Into styrofoam at T = 37°C
Transfu #6 1017 hours flushed ♂ ♀ 2 dummy eggs plus 1 new one of hers - eggs were warm part in 4 transfu eggs. She seemed unaffected by the wire! Her new egg is added on page 181
Transfer #4 flushed female off of 3 warm eggs 2 dummies and 1 new egg. I forgot to mark the dummies so I'm not sure which one is hers so will not measure.
Put up monitor at day away with pepper. Now have for Trankee.
Seychelles Creek Field Sta, 3mi NW of Salt Wells Nevada Co Calif 6500
1809 hours T=32°C in incubator, styrofoam. Will put eggs back into Seylen nests now.
Transfer #6 - flushed ♂ off of 4 warm dingy eggs replaced with 3 big creek eggs and 1 dummy. Dog Aug and Pepper did not bark ?!
Dog Aug & paper Transfer #4 - now had 4 warm eggs (flushed ♂) she must have laid one today. I took out all the eggs and replaced with 4 eggs (3 red + 1 dummy).
Transfer #5. ♀ not on eggs but seemed to give air nest (dummies removed) top warm. As I was transferring eggs Spawec came into willow near nest at distressed called.