Bird and egg notes, v4521
Page 75
Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library. Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley. | www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
birk - and turn schwa schwa - Type 2 screech. - low - jay like. left at 11.40. Tips 4 Bird seen at 5 no 3 in far away - Military. no 6 - bird sitting - flushed at my approach at 8.40. - Egg in tact. Not no 2 with a definite pip hole at says end - 21 - with distinct cracks in similar position but no hole. Blue - with possible scratching, 485 likewise. - to nothing noticeable. Bird returned almost within 30 sec of my leaving - I left her off 5 mins. - made no attempt at return while I was there - however morning is warm & sunshine in nest again. Within 4 min - male appeared with food - a large piece - came to W part of nest side - slow in coming & 4 - 4 jumped up - came a foot towards him. Grabbed food after a slight wing flutter (rapid) but not note. & flew S whether impale or handle level or not I could not see. Returned to eat within foot of nest