Bird and egg notes, v4521
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Apr 25 - Arrived at no 6 at 9 AM. A single bud was on the dead willow at 5 md of the next row. It flew past me the & swirled by the road but retreated as I crossed the bridge and went dryack the nest. I arrived today to find 4 young still in nest - three of them & left before I touched them - The fled leaving when I came within 10 ft. The swalliet - no six did not leave the nest and I finally lifted him out - he was quite normal and helped off though imbe without the totling of weakness shown golfiring his fall from the nest. The leaving of the nest today, then, was normal insofar as being actually bay trouched was concerned except for no 6. - The nest was badly flutnined and not well shaped on margins. The ground around is brighting & show obvious spotting.