Journal, v1618
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with g 1990 Journal 169 By Beach Reserve, San Lucia, Monterey Co., Calif 400 ft elev 21 May Found nest of unbanded pair W of ♀ Bc/Fw Bc/be in dune scrub of whale pit. Flushed 4 off of 3 warm eggs. I damaged one egg so left a dummy in its place. 1 2 3 L 20.36 19.28 19.75 W 15.09 14.98 15.17 wt 2.0g inc broken egg so discarded opened egg saw well developed eye ad veins and one feather Nest check at ♀ Bc/Fw Bc/be was empty, no sign of ♀ or fledglings, ♂ sung vigorously. → These egg shells were very flimsy - seemed too moist. I carried another of the eggs as I put it back in the nest! Agh. Checked nest 1 hour later. ♀ and ♂ chasing eggs seemed warm but in strange configuration in a straight line side to side OOO in next cup. Found nest of unbanded pair E up the dune from ♀ Bc/Fw Bc/be, I found nest with Puno's so I did not check it for eggs (also didn't want to risk another smashing) ♀ (unbanded) returned to nest and is sitting on eggs(?) certainly she is not feeding young. I could not see anything in the nest when she took off. Nest 65 yds S of Bc/Fw's nest. 50 yds west of Road