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1990
Big Creek Reserve San Lucia Monterey Co. Calif. 400ft elev
21 May nest is 2' off ground. I placed a small branch on N stage
from nest 25yds if you peer at the flag the nest is right above it.
Next check at wh/4c Fw /bl ♂ (nest found 9May). Next empty
no sign of fledgling. Heard male sing in area and females &
champing
Found nest of pair west of Pk/Fw Pk/Ro ♂ 4 warm eggs
quite close to road
1 2 3 4
L 20.07 19.97 20.05 20.02
W 15.87 15.60 15.81 15.49
wt - - - -
inc light light light/mud light
Nest is 4' west of flag in Ericsson and spearant-
like stuff.
22 May Nothing going on in meadow yellow's draw aside from
tree nest I stopped on! Where I saw the ♀ turkey
last week at the W end of draw she is no longer
and there are many ♂'s singing in that area. It has been
foggy all day with patches of sunlight.
Found nest (fresh unmarked ♀) in area where Donald Jai
had been, no sign of him but saw + heard unmarked
⚥ in area with P. Nest is close to road and ~5 feet W
of flag, nest is in a ceanothus about 2' off ground not
well-concealed