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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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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