Bird and egg notes, v4521
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much neater than other nest - 30 ft up in [illegible] near crown toward center of willows and west of bridge. Near a main trail. June 6 1930 - #7 at least five and I think six young found along the fence on the south edge of Otter county. Several of the bands were sun. They tended to stay close together that is on the same section of fence line - not closer than 5 feet usually. They were feeding for silver and who not heard to lay I scared several from road and into willows. An old bird affraid and screeched difficulty as I chased young. Young did not fly however. Old bird followed back [illegible] toward nest tree. A bird had been heard singing here on the way out. The pair of adults was flushed from the able on the hill. A nest of six (large) eggs was located in lower branches of oak at downhill