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Nest # 9 1 egg fresh
parent flushed
~~~ 13'30
remains of 3 old nests
in same clump
ideally situated - pole,
next to Scavenge
feeding young
21) Shade LB
the adult hopped to a
begging (wing flapping, gaping
call) young - flying, stripped.
The adult proceeded to pop
seeds? into the gaping mouth
of the young bird - one morsel
of food at a time which
the ad. regurgitated
from at least the lower
throat. The young was
fed about 8 items of food
before the ad. flew off.