Bird and egg notes, v4521
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March 12 7th day no 6 - arrived at 230 - young warm but did not raise header. Shin tummy dark - bill - shaft edge dark dusky flesh color. Feathers - all showing tips loose on back through 1mm long only - Sheather of some of secondary 2 mm long. Birds banded and weighed. Female jumped thirteen as well as male who acted precisely as yesterday. ♀ had lower (stightly) bills intumes Shrieks of jay sort - also gave cattle. Did not come as close as ♂ - extent was 6 ft. by ♀ - aft by ♂. I finished at 315 when ♀ returned at once - ♂ to N perch & gave a few- jay screeches. ♀ Female jumped off once or twice in newfound flood five minutes off. I heard to beg once while I was disturbing young. Young entirely hungry at present. - not dead to feel as old and too young, did not beg when out of nest even as last timer yesterday and bird had attempted to swallow wing of another fledgling it in to any fit. - Repelled it with difficulty. 325 - male approached - no visible food. Did not go & yet but gave 2- screeches (jay) & defeated ♂ in