Bird and egg notes, v4521

Set at no 6 - March 20 march 24 March 28 aft, 5pm 1 4.5 4-3 4.0 3.8 2 48 4-4 4.0-11 3.8 3 5.4 5.0 5.0 (2T) 4.5 4 5.2 4.9 4-7 4.5 5 5.3 5.1 4-8 4.5 6 - 4.79 - 4-5 4.3 Apr 4 930 am 1 - 3.7 2 - 3.6 - shot on right elbow 3 - 4.4 - 4 - 4.4 ? 5 - 4.5 (4) 6 - 4-2 Egg 2 shot on right elbow 134 { a - shot on left elbow - ant left abd & foot b - shot on back - left - both ant tinct c - shot on right thigh - rt foot trait Apr 7 930 am 8.10 am. 3.5 - 6.1 - wt st right a - 4.9 7.7 b - 4 3.9 - 6.0 - wt st left c - 5.4 - 7.6 5 - 4.5 6.6 - Bl st left b - 4 2 (egg) - 4.5 - Bt shy right

Set no 7 - repeat. Apr 4 - 430-500 R21 Apr 8 Apr 12 (for 21) 1 - 4.7 4.5- 4.3 - 3.9 2 - 4.4 4.2 4.1 - 3.7 3 - 4.6 4.5 4.2 - 3.7 4 - 4.8 4.6 4.3 - 3.9 5 - 4.7 4.6 4.4 - 4.0 6 - [illegible] 4.6 4.4 - 4.0 7 4.7 4.4 - 4.1

March 17 - Arrived at nest of no 5 at 8:45. Birds first appeared at 8:05 when one bird sneaked out along limbs coming from 3 side of nest & the nest - the bill & head were duffed into nest - a couple of quick thrusts and then the bird saw me as I was unfortunatly close. It paused several seconds - then worked on nest for 2 minutes limbs - then at the top - then joined by mate. A bottle washed my fracture below judging to this. The mate joined. The building bird looked to be the lighter of the two She left after two minutes down stream & east. Other bird soon showed a flicker out of the nest Too. - disappeared under tree. In about 2 min. came up well soaked from bathing and flirted and died. - furred yet. Left by 8:15. At 8:30 Durnet & nest - a wisp of white car hair (body) 2" across 1/2 at structure was broke in bottom of nest - evidently left their become of my frame & would normally have been worked in. A little had been added to lining since yesterday but not more than 3 or 4 loads at

most judging from the size of the loose guilt of brayed Birdy did not return by 845 when 2 apt Syrabings - including fresh bottle of last visit still anxiously. At 905 arrived at no 7 - bird could not be seen on nest although north side was not visible. Certainly the tail was not to the south. Bird flushed as I clambered over rock & get up. - went to guloct nest nest - a heavy (not flush flight) to eggs - mixed in order I saw one egg on west side. All very warm - I am sure incubation has begun. whence egg was just laid. Arrived at no 6 at 920 - a bird was in S turn of nest row - flushed to E side of tree next N. - is the &. No bird m - eggs cold - 2 in number Bird sitting in same place after I finish looking. Later a bird seen on nearest stalkers me in tree gone. Goes "fierce where both saw - could tell apart - & pursues male along fence then to ask - several times squawling and flitting as does large bird. It stated with male

going & ground and return to wire the female moved overland & begged. After several seconds of quiet fluttering she chased further & then to oak - squawking on wing. Bird close together in low branches of oak - I do not think the copulated or even get in position as I think I could see them separate in the leaves all the while. Male left to W to pine crown - a som followed going only part way - Fed along Angel inksberry if each other but close together. & got toward nut but stays on wastwood stalk - goes on for 2 min. along ditch and at least near The bird I could not see for sure - I approached and found hid on edge or immediately behind nut - moved up in tree - I saw she had flat top right - which she carried with her to turn by bridge - as I approached back to N pine. I did not accompany her to nest or later. I suppose she stayed out by pine. What backs Stuffed at no 7. A bird was on the top of the ooke as I approached but left I going own hill. The bird could not be seen or not from SE view - but flushed as I climbed

rocks as before. flew to same spot on near eucalypt - eggs warm - 6 in no. - may see incubation is going on. Wartly no 3 ging ceny side shots - saw no bird - did not stop. March 19 Arrived at no4(s) at 755 - birds not seen about NW and nor at nest - sat by nest - at obervation April 825 - went up to nest - the white hair of last time was scattered around nest - fairly high up - new brown hair and some soft hair added. Bottom relatively bare - a yellow willow catkin in bottom - very little really added - lining Steel Dough - cut seems small - whole nest is intact. Birds - one - seen on power wire to SW as I left tree - 100yds away. Arrived at no7 at 850 - bird flushed at 900 - was facing SE I believe - flanced on edge of Chest stem to the eucalypt to left of usual point by 10yds. 6 eggs only

they show a slight red color now - some at least. Bird swum into tree as I was approaching my second trip at 9:10 - did not see any third trip but on fourth trip at 9:20 - it was sitting on four eggs - had not removed a leaf that had dropped in the nest - bird flushed but could not see just where in eucalypts. Eggs that I had been getting a little cold. The eggs were returned by 9:25 and as I left I saw that a bird along with below the ask. Arrived at no6 at 9:35 - male was flushed from the tree directly upstream John bridge - he flew across to the willow - over the bridge and then on west as I approached. At 9:40 I flushed the female bird from the nest - I approached over bridge and as soon as she saw we left to go to my well on lunch to sweet side. After she sat while I wrote but left a bird was measured by 10 AM when I heard a squawel flying down June road and swooped well with some sort of white substance.

thunk it was food in beak. Then bird begged and male flew fast way traveled her - thru out safe field! and was lost. In a minute was found damn now worth of - now had nothing in beak - squeaking heard a few seconds before. Male came to make a catch & squeawled and approached and affauntly claimed food object, although people may have return it - she might offer it. And almost closed with bird beaks coming Together at last. Male caught something again. and female begged fluttering wings but did not get it. Male seemingly oblivious - she did not approach. This repeated again. Male fed again. but ghtten away and so no begging. & shiggik in finding - one time only. And this was successful. Suddenly at 10823 she flew- deepth - little undulation to nest - which could carry up & meet. In two minutes I approached slowly to a point where I could see her on nest - male not seen. - She sat start & W. at 1035 a noticed a bird moving away from nest both birds now. Then sun - 9 am fairly certain of the brown bird be Army

bem the me to have the nut and know she did before. Egg infusited after 203 nuwts - Blue unmanesd egg was warmer than others ever after several minute sure of infection - this was marked no 4 and the other no 3. - no 4 had bits of living Sticking to it - often did not land Pulchrumere was on west side of nest. Unfortunately known no if egg not layam before as event Prevented my infection of nut. I have known calm that egg was laid in this 10 min. period. Bird left not to return. sat on west ton E side corner with way. Thus several turn squealed fluttening wing broke small Spar and ade Daffed down beside male he had not been fubbing - but was quite still and not at all expected this act. It did not refined was even a begged and squatd beside him. She fled to ground - then to W side of tree. Later a bird I think the & drove a flicker from the out bank behind the nut. Choking and giving a jowl-like separath - not. Other left for sat by nut for some time

- not close them if it do not B. pumme & have been the nuts drive away a flock flicker from same floc system when I first arrived - It was the note this last time as I later have learned by reason of the runaway bird being the female . The female was close to the nut but not at it -- perhaps 15 ft away. The stayed in trees and simply included in nut - sure to them at any time pumme. I went around car across bridge to give her a chance to return and shrubbery - I heard a quick quick quick quick series of notes -- Maybe by two birds? but I am not sure - about 5 or 6 notes in all - (at 11:15). At 11:25 - return - I went to nest and found female sat on - eggs warmer -- it looked as though incubation were starting - eggs however were quite cold - yolk it me - when brushed them - She may have been sitting when I think she flushed from 15 ft away at 11:10 about - yet I don't think it likely in view of the notes heard later. This fast flush - I came close after the jumped in some trees

seeing me - and she flew m across field to continual tree in gully March 20 - left at 410 some hours - passed the 3's and saw are at the restaurant section of trees. Did not see no 4 - even with reach fifth grass. - did not leave road brown What m Ds no 6 arriving at 485 - bird flushed as approached edge of gully - flew and joined birds at faulted tree - cost - no note. - I weighed eggs which go to collect by 530 when I had finished 5 eggs now present Had not returned by 540 - 2 left the Bird did not flush when a car passed along the road March 21 Arrived at 786 at 5:08. I approached along room from the north as I sat near the head of the room at 29yds - she jumped half hopping - swooping through brush then lifted 3 low for souther and up into trees. In a couple of

seconds she swung up & the bare limbs - a Chyld are on East side of tree. Then she gave (it was the brown bird) A cough of tull - low - as I have heard her do before - then within 5 seconds 2 more tulls in succession. The male then affirm coming in from the E with food - carry a shurah - who gobbled food - was not fed nor did she beg or chitty wings - she dropped & curled limb flat food - no apparent & simple bout it impolite found later. Male dropped & gobbled caught smaller wigeet came up & near fungle - with turned to other - female gobbled and swallowed food. They sat for about 32 sec - easily left To sit - Female drooped low-in turn and in a minute swung up came to nest - swung up & it - smoked three breaths breathed and wriggled about a nut 5.16 facing nw E. & She would look about at moving things - birds or when I moved. J- did not change position however - male not seen - at 550 - 2 stood up slowly but frightened her - she flushed yeld as before

down the route - then over to exit side limb - may have recovered an impaled object. - mole not called mr. arm - approached to spanner nest - she flw'd far E willow when was knew at fish while I imperfect nest. mole not sure - as 5 left at 555 no birds in sight. Eggs 6 - lined up 222 and E W line so that they were arranged lengthwise of body. Went to ws 4(5) - no birds seen in 15 minutes at any warm pursuing anywhere - compelling in foot as N A pure. 520-540. Nest with some new lining of black hair and in bottom broken leaves - and loose hair - several long loose pieces. However very little done since last time. Egg germing very small, across - and I became profitably dark. No birds seen from Blvd at ws 3 - going off coming.

March 22 - 4.P.M. Went direct to no 7 - no bird flushed and this sun around nest. Nest contained bits of yolk - all eggs broken and [illegible] - written cycle straight - no trace of feathers or shells on ground. One bird seen over hill - moved about 2 parts to 5 then to seventh 2 birds not seen. Chick was fresh enough so that smell I not move from broken earlier than yesterday. The only thing I can think of is a sparrow or mynaid - possibly cut off. Bills of the living had been torn up either in the process or later. Went with no. 6 - Bird flushed as I came to spot in sullen and I drew - the flush low and 5 as usual when flushed from line. - gave a brake note - then went E side of tree - male had not come for 2 mins. and she approached next from SE and finally went at nest jiggling around and adjusting facing me to N. At this at about 4:40 - In a minute off by She was on nest - male White bird - afraid from field to E

and let m E d next tree - sat several seconds about min - female did not move from nut nor call nor fly. - male had food in black - small insect - not a large grasshopper or gourds. Orbit - he jithum folded over - more strictly than the female. met approach - to wit edge - or twigs at edge - female grabbed fared from back of guild - he did not think it toward her but simply got within range. - he then went to E of tree and thunder field added on to E tree - where sat for several minutes - I got up slowly this time difficulty in just checking female - I wryt and coldword female about own father - he was way wild than when with q. he seemed to move just enough To get out of way - would not leave me guild if I tried to chase & jump only but could add shift to field moving that autumn - not lazy as before - - also tried to move him to nut but he circled back wood E went tree. I then flushed female coming from 5E - She hit me get fairly clever as.

I was put encircled by the fire. -She fain n as I left her. The flour in wat put - thin circled to NE field - as though she honor there to effect angle - the always yer till when pushed Any road a n. - haven may have some male - . It looks like this was his expected portrait & actual portion as I find it. Eggs was in zzz now n+5 - all before. - left 5.05- Builds not sun at 2004 - 525-540 - nut - ground out in brittm but little more added - not sun overcrowd of range. gainst A bird sun at that of no 3 twenty - singly as barium simple - I forbid through of a few mar tics - & must be testing although I cannot till apart. Only one note the book of q health today.

March 24. Arrived at 515 by met on No 4. - both birds even seen and heard along the SE powd line on the hill where they were surprising a red-tayt hawk, perched on the pole - the nots were thick and shields of single spiquity - worrying shribps. The came within about 15 ft of hawk but no close as far as I could see. The noths was frequent and given by both birds. I inspected the met - with chance except that a piece of soft willow while was run for the bottom of the nest. Gwent one overall shribus and hawk - the luths living at 75 yds - the shribu /moved along the wire as I came Close. Returned to met and sit about 5 min. at 545 the one bird having disappeared from view 3 min. before - appeared by way of crownwillow bed with nest material in month - dark corned - not more than an inch across by 6 o'clock. - sat several minutes - then down to nest

via the links above and D E. Could not see motions on nut as hours were thick - nobody out - & did not have big glass.) Stayed at nut at least 12 min - then up to tree top D E where feet peaked - sat for 4 min - then looked off high - not chipping down and flew ahead in tiny bounds to wire near nyata. About 9.05 one bird - this gave me diafflewd, but did not show up at nut within 5 mins and I went on. - saw bird on fence & 5 past as 3 left - single bird & old warbrutten flued left wire, whoever and may have bunked. Did not go to no 7 - no 3 No 6 was on at 9.20 - or at least flushed from beside nut to chase a flicker away - 5 p.m. - it was the q - I did not know white. Escaped her or she went off after the Flicker - early possible uses the D - eggs simmered not at full heat. 00 Eggs weighed in 15 mins & left at once to allow its return. A bird left giving shure shure shure note! - chirry squirrel and jaylike notes - ended with

not too several turn & gave nest I think it was q but did not take time to see - both may have been faint. Anyway - birds much bolder than before. Eggs - shovin reddish. Weather for part weak - warm - balmy - light breeze - cool at night - no clouds & shade of. March 27 Went to no 4 - arriving about 8:30 - no birds were seen in 10 min on territory - a new or additional not particularly fresh was discovered in the new place. The nest was little attuned - The bottom building up so that Cup is becoming extremely small - Bottom still has loose pack and died willow catkins. Little progress in past three days. A part of territory not inspected. Went to no 7 arriving at 9 o'clock - - scoured a build out of back of tree - went to nest and found leaves full in - beetles crawling on died spike - and the lining perhaps a little more

pulled apart than before though not north - I found bird where it had flown from vale being wrested by roadside. It moved along to where slight tree crossed the road. If then I believe sighted another bird - I think with me a B - and gave a few of the tinny screeches heard much earlier in beams - then flur our field DSE & fine line where I discovered two birds - one singing - it was nearest road and I believe the bird that gave the tinny notes. - Sway for two minutes, curved low & no settling out - stay due anyway & stormy north wind (clear day) which it was heading into other bird went - shimmered & flur to cross yoke - B. followed and range - chased them out over field & north & faint & followed - then the reverse. - Both went to wings by road. Well say a few Tuile - simple - before that a tuil with main full roll - B left for willows by road - & followed - both moved 50 yds n along circle - back D road - then out over field near white pair just sun. - nothing & buggart

building at the turn of day - Feeding occasional only. Left pair at 12AM. - Beliun ther is shade fair - not a many bird nest Annned at no 6 - a repleament - altho I can not be sure - only one bird wgs sun when egg discovered frome but by my means cutan other was not there as I could not find it again in the few mins I spent hunting. Annned at no 6 at 1015 - g jimplied as stlook my part just n of Bartichoke dump - flys low & up into willows to shut a neval when I approach on this side. Returned in a couple of minutes after morning & E side feathers. flew- direct out from nestl - up - and rather more slightly delay before flying to the builds at Bedge & settle of eggs as usual. At 1023 - will time to swivin in on 3 tin - moved part way 20 ft toward nest - g guffed ff - wait part part byul - Staged - which has now come after the pure food where not as lord as what gives dummy laying period - feed - male runner

a couple of put away. Female helps my birdie? They sat quietly. Both disaffirm in life - first one bird saw chasing blackbird from tree which bird ?; but pheasants was 3. Both lost to cries for woman. Bird returns to nett from our field to E - swirps up to net just through turvy as usual - settled down at 1027. At 1052 - bird moving close as near as the cutchake dumps - - she moved off yard as I got there - first sitting left west - then finally moving to go stand to E perch - there she sat for 4 min - return did not sat beside at W. - started to get on - & seemingly was scared by a cord approaching from my direction although may have been some slight movement of air. - left - flew SE to S - disaffirmed - returned from E & E field - may have fed in field. - came to net as before - settled down at 1057.

March 28 Went to no 7 - first surveying about 845- Birds seen on wire SE of old farms - flew over & fence line SE. Then I found them on two posts 50ft apart - B - a singer meant road. Some a creek heard from creek by road. And An answering llyeck by supposed male. Then to any note or two by the bird by road which then came our plucking one foot W of S - sat fairly Original B sang several trills. Then I think other male sang a little but was difficult & still seemed of song. The sat thus for 5 min. & at 50-75 yds, feeding along from wester & fed but not flying each other Suddenly original B attacked other on why clock together our field - much shuffling of beaks - no notes - apparently clashed. invader towards - often bird seeing Defence post. Invader - flew high - and was watched for 2 min rid air when it disappeared on horizon - leaving volley W. Pair Som moved along hill toward Oak - one bird in top - other several times went to tree - once

from ground - going into clump near Top perch - only have seen what Once heard to give begging notes - the presumed q. of nest of a blackbird - old - located near where she went 20/3 Times which had seemingly new sticks around margin - perhaps the work of shutter - not more than 10 long sticks enlarging base diameter of old flashbird nest. Pair disappeared from E hiel - not followed further. Left at 940. Went to no 2/6 - weighed eggs - 4 m - tried to return twits. One egg not looking in not sufficiently. Birds not watched - left at 1 10:10. Bird off nest 15 mins. No 3 or 4 not visited.

March 29 - Went with Oscar Swidell to begin of Nogay Hill Santa Clara County in order to watch Mopigis - saw- only two shrikes and three near above SW of Coyote - Birds also heard south of a large Mopigis grove but not seen. Rain that was falling seemed not to have been settling - no wet ground - both birds at firer I do not think it could hold him Two males so close together. March 30 - Up at 5:30 and collected a set of Mopigis of 8. from 50 ft oak. Not none styled knee, one of pair of shrikes seen yesterday hot! Again on same section of wires. Just North of Coyote a shrike seen on wire and a nest was found, in a small scrubby 20 ft oak - not 16 ft up - bird flushed - no note made - Set of 6 - myt very hard packed. I bring of cloth rope to a large extent Two eggstatum. - now Set Embryos no 1/130 in - no other shrikes seen.

March 31, 1930 no 6 Around 550 - bid m - cold - bid did not leave as I came into ditch as usual. Finally left as I want to Artichoke. Patch at 6.00. flew to the 15ft S. - drooped to ground - turned turn faster E - Back add in rest by usual approach in 2 min. at 6.03 - male came and fed her m nest - not begging Bid flying E on nest. Bid could not have been feeding for more than 25 min at nest before arrived. 6.16 - 2 trips 10 min within minute - came in from S.W. both turn over bid . 6.16 Sun just up here in valley. 6.28 - Fed - q lifted up Partridge to receive - no nest - 3 came from S.W. our field - Anterior of bridge. 6.32 - 8 came up, parties - female turned head - half of hind wings but no perceptible flutter - ground broke slightly but only to great bird - male at 1 nest edge of I lifted up drift eggs. Bird from - S.W rather than SE edge if not as before this or previous trips of morning. 6.40 - left out of our accord

just struck out climb 642 - back in I am now not sure she left - yet could not see her as usual. Left - saw fly as I moved - now knew she was gone before 643 - 6" came to next gear at a Ole Creek - Muffled and worse - Q appeared - both lines - q is just I think - q back to rest at 646. At 710 left of am solution - flew S - toward creek - 2 min. both sound chief D ground from time, DS - returned D that at 713 - adjusted myself megys for 15 sec. - threw getting me - Dyps rather than D.E. Jay affirms on willow by bridge - At 720 - made shrike affider and sings sound (drew) low tully - shrike & jay did all for chasing. - shrike black singing 3 or 4 ymph Similar tufts of thin of leaves to S. At 722 - sun in minute flying our field & out. Jayne - he slept here fed her. She is now feeding twice three times along Baring. Returning to rest via SE finally at 725. They have several approaches D the wet a - SE& SW and certain variation seen in the mode - of more nearly E. Probably

other immediate approaches as well as flight lines along the N series subside be some were I not forgot here. Machine passes at 7.30 - bird gets up on limb 1ft above next to SW - whirl till can forces - at sun shaft & settles in nest. Bullock goose around last Thursday and have been present ever since A Caudrid I was about the pasture Today - saw one flying over and heard repeated gypsy gurgle and the thin high whistling note. [illegible] Whole crew came built form oak at 7.53 - blew port out perhaps due to fright and then continued attack or chasing away blackbirds I waved for rapidly while watching and scared people who went to Epeers then toward road to Wilmot E of bridge & returned at 8. Queen Street - Approach up which as usual - Stopped below nest & exited slowly

My SE. - No scene settled than B1 followed in line of flight & entered some dried fences - stubbing man run near it. no begging could be seen although my slight wing motion could not have been disturbed. - more moved a n faint path - here I saw my easily see & clearly scent was much - he moved other DE limbs - hidden in fast growing leaves. 805 - more sings from top of tree by bridge 3/ creek & noted - no feet. - then disappears 825- left about this time while I was writing. Seen seen general in 5 willows. Returned in 2 min - by a note thingle trees - under bushy part - shuffled below west militant DSE - washed out along limb over slightly different path from last SE return - same as male once used in offensivly frame with ford. 842 - rain up - rearranged self on eyes - may have affected at turning of eyes as motion was considered there - however did not see bill - now facing E was - facing S N. before.

G44 - Raised bed - second later more came from E - let on E foot of nest group of willows - female not fluttering at all - never one to nest edge - she appears to break sticks five from nest by twisting bark head sideways seem to swallow at once. More leaves to E. Food always swaddled way it's swallowed it seems. 1/25 Left at 9:50 - bird not disturbed from nest as I left. No 4 - Visited at 9:20 - 4 eggs - warm - bird nearby - still warm marked 1-4. Bird sat within 25 ft on the downstream - gave Schwa-ä-ä - note in warbling - sat there in limb thread my inspection. Went back to nest - flushed as I walked by on trail - still 15 yds away - mate not seen. April, - no 4 has five eggs - ? could not see bird above as I approached but eggs were warm. I marked the nest eggs. As I was doing so - a bird appeared on nearby limb as before and gave the soft "worry" such as

Lupine. Left tree and bird returned while I was within 25 yds - returned 2 min after I left. This between 405 & 420 Went to no.7 and found pair flying into oak ferns as I approached - they were very close together as though in pursuit (play). A low cry heard given on the wing was heard - One bird returned to tree top - other in N side of tree. After 5 min, a bird seems came in from north and in a few seconds leave again. The bird on top of tree then moved its north part of tree and in a minute probably the same bird came back to this spot. I approached - bird on top heard singing - flew to 3 on wires. I went to ear and wrote note at from 450 - 530 - Did not appear in five mins - day windy but mild temperature - 2nd clouds in PM. Birds may have sought shelter from wind in the oak - yet wind strong on top of oak where they pushed. Left 5.05 Arrived at no.6 at 5.20 - Bird flushed as I came from 5 - but did not leave trees. 2 cat uproars and

8 in two minutes, she retired And tried to get on nest while I was within 10ft on the ground. Once settled on nest but at motion of my hand left. Made no noise but was very bold — if not about — bold perhaps because of cool wind. Twenty-four, then left to let her sit for 4 min and warm the eggs up — then weighed other eggs — (Cafraid scale not accurate — significantly polluted from wind — or like 4-5 eggs are dead as they did not look at all) Bird returned slowly though scans were set up a few feet away Eggs not picked — was carefully with survey chart — are behaving A.K. Left at 6 P.M. — G had not appeared in 40 min — no guiding thought — as part of female who did not have time to go to ground. Apr 3 — arrived at no 6 at 9:30 — Male found on bridge or tree beside it and flew north as I passed trips. Female flushed from nest as I approached from S. A coward

owl was directly beneath her but she was sitting regardless. All eggs were in feet - no picking - No 2 were closely inspected for break scratched or picking but none could be found + thus eggs- will not hatch by at what 5 weeks- to be beginning. If 15 the day. Female wolf as bold as just time when cold wind was blowing. Did not attempt to return although I left her off for 5 mins, - I left at 94ft. At 10 - started watching no 7 from the road! - that is the eucalypt - no birds seen but at 1:005 a bird sang. cluck cluck cluck cluck - about 25 times, - I think it was in eucalypt or on hill at 5. I soon located the singing bird in the vines along road to 5. I walked up under the eucalypts were 7 and sun bird go once before - several days ago but could discover no nest. I went on up to hillside to watch - male or singing bird went up to top of cafe & then after several minutes to the eucalypts- then dropped down to same place low in tree as before. - "g" at once jumped out was him from

what later proved to be nest and which I was certain of at the time. Male then sat beside nest - within a couple of feet for 40 min - only once turning around (10.20 - 11.08) Finally moved off then eucalypt. I marked the four eggs, which were in nest. Evidently an egg laid by female around 10 or 10:10. Was not sitting after that. Birds made no demonstration or even close approach while I was at nest. Went as no 4 - bird sat close as I came up from behind cover willows and did not flush till I suddenly scared her by shaking branches. She jumped off - off a male appeared at edge of tree - sat close by - seemed to be larger and perhaps lighter but I am not distinguishable in this pair with certainly. Nest had 7 eggs - I took one. Last laid - D. maculata - it was 3.7 inch - very small as I suspected. Only egg fertile out of other 9 present due to rapid flurrying. Birds sat even closer than Wyni - female recent in same site - male in usual perch of 2 after flurbing - that is the first time. I could give a nodifuge.

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

for a minute - then left. 7mule returned in about 2 min and settled to such. Eggs weighed between 930-940- Bird anxious & return after 5 min - got within few feet & not sweet Times. - gave Schwarz - note - with rising infeltrum - Drumble sugging cry. Went to no 7 - egg swarm although I did not see bird. Clark - 5 eggs found - last had white specks on it. I did not stay but a minute. This at 10:10. Returned to no 7 at 430 - eggs second swarm although not quite as usual perhaps due to manual delay in setting up the scales - Eggs weighed - birds gave the warning cry - warning pest. - left at 445. No. 6 eggs infected at 515 - no change from morning - eggs were in 222 row & off old. Bip hole in a night be claw work - I did not stay.

April 5 Arrived at 930 at no 6 - egg intact - birds behaved as usual. Eggs one and three showed definite cracks around the side - near equator - not at end. I believe I was mistaken yesterday in thinking cracks or scratches were showing at end. No 2 - showed two cracks - hole is certainly a nest cheek-claw work. - may have killed embryo. 4,5,6, not perfected Visited no 7 at 10:00 and saw bird sitting for sure. - I thought bird was sitting yesterday & and may have ruin all that! Egg infertile. A bird, presumably female which had fluffed as I walked under tree, came back and sat close to me in tree - 8 ft - was affaith with remarkable what? Untruth. I gave a scrouff chicks but no other note. Returned to no 6 at 5:15 P.M. - bird on as usual. - Eggs all very definitely cracked around equator - some for ½ cm at a time - except eggs 2 & 6. No 5 had slight cracks - a piece

loose and projecting. Eventually I was advised by birds sitting after 5th egg laid I won though she was on nest for half an hour I knew off of after laying after bringing last egg. I presume thin incubation started effectively next day after the fifth egg was laid or even later though it hatched 6th egg behind others. left at 53d. After 6 - Arrived at 940 - no eggs hatched Nos. 4 and 6 inspected - 4 showed anythin out furhing. 6 was punctured out in one place as others were yesterday - 3 - had many pushings out. Returned bird to return - they flushed again - in fact several times - The seemed very shy flushups in part due to swam morning and the presence of V - an extra mom. At 10 - the egg was seen with ½ cm hole broken out - egg no 2 - hole where claw marks or as how? full must have been pip was located. Bird dry and Breathing very noticeably - bright orange in color - . During next hour - bird left frequently - I am almost sure sometime with egg shell fragments as at 1030 hole was

Slightly larger and chips of shell 1mm in size on the skin of the bird Several turn bird was escaped by us however as she sound nervous. Swall turns she turned and jiggled eggs under her. This rather than the bill is the method of turning eggs as positioning egg with little hole was changed by this method alone. Enwifid female on nest once and then again off of the nest - The female begging with food shaw shaw not on the nest - then leaving and joining male to receive food. I begging note given again. Male sat on near twig of tree after feeding her on nest - I have never seen me this push in going to or from nest. At 11:00AM Bird up in nest and sun at bob head up and down in pulling a tuggidy gatton - then left with large white object - the egg shell entire as it formed later. Young one came egg no 2 mashed with tub spot on right elbow. - young sure rangy shape of bill and feet which were yellow - skin dry - some of the very sparse down feathers not fluffed out as yet - Female returned - looked in nest before settling but did not feed.

No note given by parents nor any different action from usual previous to hatching of no one. - 11/25. Arrived at 4:10 - female flushed 3 more young hatched - the males on the nest hatched this 7 a.m. nearly simultaneously. Young had no more down than when hatched - that is single row of abdomen mitten sick and alnyvlua. Young at least three including first hatched found for food - a faint stepup steep heard - portion with head down between legs - orange color due to yellow of skin and red blood beneath. No 5 cracked on one side for one em - showing red of allantois, and large shells of cracks toward large end fine equator. Parent a right bold - gable time behigiant shrike screech coming within 8 ft. of my head - other fled within 8 ft. I marshed young and oak also foot. Bride puts as metal now with Cabant. Male stops above now in view many all turn in the tree by nest - a gene low screech as she settled on nest. Male approaches close but does not feed - female left in about two min - male came close - looked into nest - did not feed nor sit. - Female quit off about every

ten mins of own will but in Two turns I have watched close Did not feed young on return even Though they all came heads when I approach. - q does not appear to Do anything when off. All trace of egg shell has been removed. Off at 5- Autumn, in 3 mins - mole Approached food then stuffed 15ft short- She went on - paused - picked bird one and up - then settled down. She must have received this food from the male or else caught it in site as she did not go to ground and did apparently receive food from male as they came together - abnormal when she gets food - must have been small food. As could not see it in beak of either bird. Off at 5.08 - left ground male-did not receive food - went to ground - male & nest next - not near - within aft - q appeared - 8 left - female fed one and then settled. - males appeared offered off with visible food - fed female a nut Off at 5.14 - returned at 5.17 - once she & graces - returned with full - no food saw - sat - they do not - in view all time - yet fed young - did not receive from male who swallowed - did not find as she left the next time.

Male did not approach nest in this last absence of female as he has several times before - Male was not yet keen seem to find young but did squeal or quit. Eggundy looked like it had black beetle wings in stoma - showed through shell - bellies distended - not so or so much when hotited - embryon closed over - a small fit. Inspected nest again - picked up egg Returned at 4.40 - (not 5) - was well - cracked from break for several mm. - could feel young moving and saw it punch out small break opening - thin egg cracked away time if punctured - perhaps due to my holding - yet young was squirming and twitching about). I think kicked egg wide open - head peeled loose from just barely moist membrane at large end - I then pulled this part off - bird rolled out of lower part of shell as I held it in hand - all connective loose - embryon a mere minute thread which parted as bird rolled out of shell - Whole process took 10 min with my aid. - all remains weighed .3.g thus bird weighed 4.25 or 4.2 or 4.1 at hotiting. - Trim yhotiting

just 5:30. Small bit of [illegible] in bottom of egg shell. - attempts practically dry - laid tissue paper. Apr 7 Arrived at nest 9:10 A.M. - bid not m - weighed egg and 5 young until 9:30 - eggs - fully piped as others were returning a.m. Will expect hatches soon Birds came close to nest but were silent - did not happen to be near when I was at nest. Bid m at 9:30 - young getting cold. 10. A.M. - once at 9:45 - and again at 9:55 - birds left but both tours did not catch nor feed on returning but looked at young. One jumped off and sat beside nest other loofed at young - not feeding - then settled on return - this lot due to fright. at 10.05 male arrived with visible food from W side - fed to female who wriggled throat affably immediately - she left nest at once - she sat by nest doing nothing - did not peer in. She returned - may have gone to ground - but looked and did not feed - then sat.

male left as she approached. 1006 - q left as car passed. - sat grooming on east puchie - returned - differed head down - Dauphin was feeding - tail to me, however I did not see her go to ground. Day-in brown cloudy - a slight breeze - moderately warm. 1015 - male approaches - could not see food in wake - comes to female might have given him food - q leaves - would sit by nest - female returns - may have gone to ground. - q dips head twice. then settles. male leaves as q returns. 1022 - male brings food - female stays on - receives it - did not see swallow - male sits a couple of seconds - leaves as female remains on nest - as he leaves - female stands - seeks up a little - turns head straight down and fed at least twice - then settles down again. 1026 - q off D with puches - 8 joins her after ½ minute. - she moves to him, no begging - receives food - comes to nest in 30 seconds after working mandibles and feet perhaps formerly on limbs to break - cutting pounding - food too small to see -

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1028 - item to nest - tail to me - feeds twice - pronounced jolts and vibration of head at each dip - settles. ♂ - drataphian - shrilly heard bywhir in distance (q on nut) - is it an invader? - yes - two voices heard. - a squawking as graphemic canyon bird and also greek. - Thus seem to be extra shrills around at this season. - I do not believe there is a pair adjacent to E. - although may be same invader as earlier from eucalypt grove. 1034 q. soon - 2 jays - shy hour fed 1035 - male approaches with small but viable food - looks in nut - dips head once but food still visible - moves A rider waits - q not faint - more voices & feeds - female approaching as he does this. 3 feed twice - female comes to other side of nut - feeds once - both sit on opposite sides - q settles - 2 strains. 1041 q off - fought I think this time. - down to ground - return at 1044 - but did not feed young. Eventually foraging for thrush. 4 crowsing Feeding mostly if not all along ravine and vicinity of bridge. 1050 - fed again - watched from Distance 2 left at 11:00 AM.

Apr 8. Arrived at no 7 at 9.15 - bird not seem to go off - but egg warm. A 7th egg should have laid - Egg weighed - a bird heard fluttering about through branches above me. Left at 9.25. Arrived 9.50 at no 6 - 4 on - brooding - young not hungry - heads all held down on my approach. Billin greatly splintered - no 6 I cause checked and was marked with black sting. young shovel no more food. I skin a little barbin middle back traits - scolopular and lateral edge of pectorals taking on dark pigment. Egg tight closed. Keep note about the same as yesterday. Left at - Wait to put at 10.15 bird had gone on while I was near (15 ft) after several unsuccessful attempts - no note - evidently much anxiety to get on - and brood young - young not fed when she did go in. Eventually young will fill up - and feeding 10.30 at this hour - not so yesterday - probably couldn't. Eaten them so full early in the day when younger - also fisher couldn't feed them as much

male sitting in turn - but has not bought food. Not was perfectly clean - young did not bother by holding on to bottles - however they have poured over a grasp with foot - perhaps nothing to hand with - lying this little hair of a coarse sort. 1041 - Bird flew off joining male in eat fuches. - mewell & him - receiving an insect with speed wings quiet readily run - worked it in Griefs - brought a nest - looked in. Two action Gave a low schwa. Quality something like Big boys - Cowerbaton chitale but with rising inflection - lifted head slowly but came up with same food - did this several times - still retaining food - food then offered somewhat june brown - all the time giving call - It then looked like she swallowed the food although may have delayed part or all to young. - settled on them. 1045 - male came - with small visible food - gave a female who afforded to swallow - did not raise firm young 10:49 - male came again with visible food & jumped off to left at once not seeming it. B' stood looking

moved & edge diffed once waited 10 sec. diffed again and a 3rd turn soon after 20 3 sec. - no note given as with Q-. B left after waiting by not 30 sec. more 1058 - female returned - fed twice - no note given - settled on young. - a got the impression due to slow flipping in with that young are released at opening up - badly spell fed. Much brooding still - yet day warm - clear and occasional light breeze 1059 - male approached and fed visible food to Q - she swallowed It revealed brooding. - B sent to a perch meant use for 1/2 min or som as feeding Q - then to E feathers 1005 - Q left due to unavoidable "gaze" Young did raise heads - at which - breath or jar of wet - no breath or jar of wet - no feather a life whiteth but a och - roughly shoulder & note heard from Q brought up several. These young may not have responded earlier because of lack of this note yet I know they were not too hungry as captive birds raised without note when hungry & merely uncovered. - this seems To be a stimulant note.

One eye saw it to be a slit of air at this last inspection - found when head raised. Left at 11;40 & fluttering in air as I write. - no notes however. March 9 Arrived at 8:05 - young would not raise head for any kind of disturbance note it. - Female babbles in at 8:09. Off at 10:12 - back and fed me at 10:13 - brooded. 10:14 male brings visible food size of large fly & small warp & I also tatus and swallow - throat moves at least & does not give to young. 8:16 - 3 come with iridible food - q Does not take - give nut call once or other if than - q turns - more feeds at once - then reaches down grabs something swallows - expect? - looked none like intruded until. 8:07 - q returns feeds me - crowds then was 21 fish again - his particular habit. 8:31 - male approaches - q jumps off - sees ant of visible food - male nest approaches always slow and usually longer by way of Whimb. Paused at nest - give nut call once or little.

broke than q systutly - dilled at me but whonecerfully as came up with food as before which he then swallowed definitely good not excita Feedings interrupted by motion to help caws act if adles. Bird not brooding her feeding from 825 - 835 q. returned. did not feed - no olives, food in bill and then brooded. - this alarm all normal ? believe. Weghied birds - almost all feather traits spoil - ventral while feathers show pigment under skin - eyes no more found - skin more wrinkled. Bird not on from 840-840-905 while handling birds - at 9:05 not armed - nor did appear - at 925 I scented treating found birds in NE fully - should return to ask - back to fence corner & female chased down came & meet - where she was found brooding at 930 - left. Apr.11 - went by no 4 - parent not flushed but eggs warm - Birds did not affair while I was at met - eggs six (7 with me) took) nest clipped over to one side but still

secure. Birds had come to sit at Stratton as I climbed down one attempted to get out the shield off. One of birds gave a break. I walked under tree - Birds very tame. - Left after being at nest 60 mins at 3 P.M. - Went to no 7 - bird not seen & flinch eggs warm - weighed with some difficulty due to stiff brigs locally - day clear with light breeze gustally - Warm in sun (comfortable 52°) Bird came a gave ratchet click within 15 ft. once while I was at the nest. - otherwise not seen or heard - a bird (?) within 30 yards west and fell south - the usual outpost as I approached. Flying and frequently flurries rise - thin to 60-70 yds from nest. - 420 - 450 - Cruised no 6 - at 4:05 - Birds not at nest - young bird heads off for food at both breath whistle or bird disturbance. Feathers all becoming slatted but partly broken from surface of skin. Saw & fed finch on East Juba. - a lark came to nest which is in warm sun. Brooded for 5 min

their street beside aut 1/2 min qud left. B came with food while breeding - on a perch - but left without delivering to either q or young - 415 - q brooding again - seems to be sitting on stump but moving them. Probably fed them or one of them or returning but this return got witnessed. Bird left as car passed at 422. At 430 q bird returned - could see several heads raise up with fun months but not until she had reached nest edge. Shefed once only and then settled on them - sitting on them with eggs but I suppose does do bubble of yoddy - she is not standing. I get the impression that the feeding should be more rapid as far as yearly are concerned this was not so earlier. Parents however not working at the time - it seems as though q sat unnecessarily. 445 436 - left to join B who had been inset stage of cricket. - q took it then disafford - returned at 445 - heads up before nest reached. - Fed once - slipped down, and may have taken something which she quit - can it be the freeze?! Bird found several times afterwards - may

have been remains of insects however. -Siths & broods. I scared bird off who was still brooding at 4.57. Bird were supplied and found to have the journal feather broken there and white pectoral tips just visible - the essential obdminell down seems to be worn off east or at least changed in appearance - the single note- occupies the centre of the future beat. All eyes are open but triple of experiment. -Bird opens up even when held in hand or in the scales - but soon tire and drop head flat and lie shrewd as if dead. B - made much fuss today coming within 1ft of head - weak open - chattering and giving most pugilient style & quill scratch also this jay-like screech. I sat nearby but not close and made no notice. B thus, did all the attaining. Once 'stuff' I had left the nest - the male moved away giving occasional jay-like screeches and female shifted in and brooded. - did not feed - this at 5.20. - Bird brooded then was fightened at 5.30 at which time. Some attack nummed. I left at 5.30.

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

by the bridge. 430 - Female gimped off - did not lose limb - thumbed - strutted nest and started to peck & tug several turn pulling the birds leg up with band above ring. I could see her do this for several bids. Finally in dilumined effort to clean nut pulled young one but by leg and fluttered drove from nest - 8s generally 8ft away - - gamed to see error sat by young - than left & on to watch sex pair cycle in E tier. - some something - then begging notes. But soon settled to nest and settled leaning young on ground. ♀ gimped up - flew thru turn above where young was - I had reflected in nest. Could not again tugged at legs but did not number quickly - than several turns, every time (crin or so) gimped off returned & tugged at bends but less each time. Got food for self from male me. Feeding not such felt as yet & it is 355. - I after evening Bird renewed flushes early. - cool cooler breeze - slytill cloudy. Young now show hunger reaction standards only mildly. 2 after perching them some! - q sat quiet while male demonstrated - just as yesterday (both of them)

April 14 Monday - 9th Sat - mon am was rainy and some heavy wind. Several extremely heavy showers during Sun. evening and night. I arrived about 9 to find the female near the nest - showing very wet Tail and bedraggled body damage. The male never unspotted by the rain. Both came close and checked and gave usual stridules - each own peculiar qualities. Morning cold and still cloudy. Young were beginning to be protected by the body flutted which are 2 or 3 mm long in places. No particular change in reactions except that they were thinner. Had held up a little more last young on a flat surface dry. Third down between legs. Female repeatedly attempted to come in and brood after I had finished weighing - she would sit a few minutes - then seem to move. The bulk of the young is so great that she must sit high up even with the rain - and she may have difficulty in evening over all of them which may contribute to her measures and frequent jumping off. However.

She seems a little more bothered by my presence than usual - yet this timeliness is not all due to this as at times she is abhorred of my motion. Smoke still pulls in and she begs very weakly however when off nest. Young not hungry at any time. And you not full our April of June and 1/2 to 10.30 - did shot six heads at any time. - heads usually up 8 margin. Stopped in at no 3 - 5w - and saw built made two tops to an acacia one block west of where I have searched - met here with young about 2 day older than no 6. Wings in a condition of growth so rapid that they can not be managed but stay around and milked out. A cm shiny light with cut - more than knot 6 birds today - even though the grasp timing effectively. - their birds can not yet sit up on flat surface yet. - scramble along in awkward way with head down. Parents saw close on wire. - no notes craft a few click notes. Went 8-9ft up - can reach out it from finder of car.

Apr 16. -2.P.M. 11dt Young - will feathered out - prim and secondaries broken - three sheaths at tips Tail ½ cm long - bill dark except for tips and angle smooth - margin anterally is darkening - egg teeth still plainly visible. Much thought gained - just beginning to look around at objects see they off - heads up at times in the nest! On the ground they can not sit up nor hold heads up - belly bare and extended - feet flesh - grayish blue. - The small feather detail on pin 10 is correct and thin beyond that is definitely a 11 prime vintage - its infection and shape most positively suggest this - lores - bristly with stiff feather sheaths. Bird not afraid. One mouth at disturbance by hand or with shaking of limbs. Weighed and photored young. & banded at first and clothed and gave gay stretch vocal turn at 14 - left its dance tree. Male came but did not raise fuss as before - female gave begging note but not seen at the trial. - Bird then left - staying sit in field - occasionally coming with food & sort pudies but leaving some after without note. - curiously no urge for brooding and reactivity much were relivity attitudes.

At 3:20 sat back to observe -young now hungry whereas they were not at 2:00 - Parents appeared by 2:10 - no food - sat about together as when building nest. Made one attempt to come to nest - at usual place - or Compton away over field. young not afraid. - post heads up for food. Compton says while I was at nest birds would fly away by tens seen out over the fields and hover at 10-15ft watching me. Birds would not come to nest - then friendly female approached but fear stretched and walked about tree limbs where we had disturbed them 1/2 from nest to photograph. Also changed position of little posts beneath may have disturbed her. However such disturbances before have not affected parents so. - She sat beside nest and gave more scratches - did not feed but uprooted large fecal sac 1 cm in length or more and command to cast further stone dropping - when my going to nest young failed to raise heads as had done just before - eventually scratch signals young to see the presence at nest.

Left at 330 Staffull of no 3 - your 6 in number. Paint a worn white opened bud Come within 2ft of me. You can just barely sit as finger show Bellygink - a single squash and ducking of head with shining slightly of beads not for good - this put and action that time fitted him. Note then as with no 6 today a definite chief - replaced or developed from only thin teefs. Young in no 3 met ducked low- as I put my hand over them and hung like glue to nest which is becoming tipped and flutted out on my side. - hold head down and close eyes - bellygint only when in process of refraction and in handling - but get over it after a few moments handling.

Fri Apr 18 13th 8.30 - arrived at no 4 - bird on tree top but not seem to flush - not badly tuffed due to heavy wind of last week - eggs however wanted war though difficulty of souping them in nest was considerable. Egg 4 show definite out-pushing and probably fault of 123 also But 5 - showed definite internal scratches. 6 - not touched seemingly. 7? straightened nest cup and bird clacked and scolded on returning to it but after three trips, it finally settled. A fine mist falling. - rain at Tuney. I left at 8.51. Two birds equally light - quarter lighter if anything? Arrived at no 7 at 9.10 - no birds on wire - nor any heard a rum for 35 min while I wrote notes. At 9.45 I went to nest - bird sitting and flushed as I walked under tree. Birds - both - came equally close and chestnut without hint of a racket. Nest still well shaped and the cup deep. 7 eggs OK. Arrived at no 6 at 10.05 - both birds in tree - I did not disturb them but who went around to the nearest observation post and

waited - no warning notes given - both parents sat and perched on the rail perches. Young moving about at frequent intervals - turning head and I presume preening as did cage birds. Parents reappeared in active in 15 min. Then q left and returned at 1020- with terrible food to feed - me only receiving. - She at once pitched up and removed large great one which she took down the grill - shifted and then wiped bill. Q then sat around for a time. Male left and then fed young at 1035 - went to one edge of nest and fed - then waited while swadd heads raised and then dipped twice to a later raised head whilst other edge of nest. Did not clean nest. At 1045 I approached- young did not help me but pecked low and chung with great tenacity at nest and bill. It was most difficult to remove and weigh them! The larger birds gave a screech - like note - husky as did young at 3 but not so brilliant as those at 3 - only a trace of this in one of them - then it lapsed into begging and tried to

Swallow my finger. The smaller bird of will - as far as I'm more readily than of this - was not at all afraid and gave only chirp note. A faint querulous chirper can now be heard when gulling from my post. All birds loose from old removed from nest and handled - can sit up on fingers fairly well - The larger bird - put along to any slight touched. Not his very crowded - once really pithy on the rain bright me down in middle and in bottom. Secondain ½ mm fine of sheaths at end. Each one voided as I extracted it from nest - one hit an edge of nest where I allowed it to remain - another bird backed to edge of defeated at edge. Parents came close - it was closely and once a trace of wraith. - came as close as at any time giving usual fun- notes (quality of Q & A different slightly) - Q at time gave faint querulous big in his spiritual - not dwelt to male. Left - q ritumol and still gave big - then would break

off into gay scutch - individuall shattered at driving draught of gany - cloud met rain - breaking swirl tops and occasional flying scutch and big note in the process. Young did not let heads while she was reveling these notes. Male returned and she went to him & begged of him - platinum ring - but nothing received. Finally quitted down - young again moved pendicularly. While weighing young had gotten so they would slip up on my hand - just thin as a bird gave wings - gay scutch and heads dropped - days cloud and I could not speak them for 5 min. - when they recovered somewhat. no 3 - no particular change - young bush pithy - hidg next familly protest white of scant while 6 Irish think - can perch with them Wed - not a great deal if change in appearances.

Arrived at 830 Set Apr 19 - went out & no 4 - 4 yoney hatched and another lying in well spilt fun shell. - some yoney bugged indirectly I feel that they had hatched late yesterday. - The young one partly hatched was not no 5 - Out Stump 407 9 - number spread - and looked At me as though it had been lying in egg for a long time - mullbrake Athoroughly died. - > broke it out finally. Panths / not on at time I arrived but Came soon after. - no greater fuss than when they had eggs - No 6 not peeped and looked like might be infertile As dead. 203 - yoney were fled 7 times in 10 min at 8. AM - young overflowing nest - some medge - we moved off into hutches beside - Took me well was rather belligerent at times but let me approach steadily - would seek dark corner of car - funny well.

Apr 21 910 16th Ypmy all crowded into nest - worella with as I approached but Crowded down perceptably when the Q stated giving gay - screech - male did not join its fins - I went out to artichoke pile which had just recently been seemed - must have caused specimen for shrilly. Q cutmumd accasional gay - screech and cleaned nest types + dropping fecal pellet at with such - direct of She is now frequently this pack quills often. Does not seem at least 8 day Ypupps because I am in shetiat of pile. Q remains an Epyphes. Q occasionally gives begin note - then warning screech. Three approached yelps - gave this not - did not see reptilian deaf food. - Once approached nest without gum screeches you moved I some opening up? I could not see that she felt them. An action I have failed to read is the continued waving of tail when a bird is disturbed! In this way I can tell if actions are bothered by my presence - in fact they had been noted more in Q but Q doing a good deal of it now.

Test quict in some turn - small Q witt@ wed foot - young heald & big but still with Spurjes not the older bigguy note. Female is giving this a good deal though and will wea [illegible] to do it at same time - female however Q did move it howver - Shitton! wrings at your at malk or just while silly about. - young not quinted but rather expected by this note. This bigguy may be a mild spatumal and distiltdured manifestulum as Tails still flicked add occasional Screech gives. - as soon as I move scrush glum - bird obviously till it case of easily bothued. - wound fuling Can not be drowned - thinkire. Wigful young which jumped and Tumbled over lifted figure wet - gone screeche of defuse which infurished parents - both parents at times Gave - begging wither - Cortex, equally fainter - young about same stage as the orde Stock sat from no 3. - wrings same and - chin unfeathued - vehiculation 1 two sets - a coarse and a fine - varation as to dorsal color same noticeably darker - darker than young side I took from no-3

young would not stay in nest - except for one of them but climbed 2 or three feet out through limbs, even the small one - who just now fell and injured self - perhaps fatally - hit hard ground - its feathers were well developed than others and fall was not broken. - others climbing higher. - finally shovelled up a bit and disturbing would called perch and climb a little - I gripped it in nest and left it - one other also in nest. Went to no 7 - bird flushed as I walked under him. Eggs all fell - even no 7 - however no 6 are well cracked and always in more than one place while no 7 has some small check only. Eggs weighed - bird not present at my first trip up but came into limbs 10 ft away at the other tups - lay-scratch and pocket notes only before heated. Two birds once sat side by side within 10 ft if me - they are identical as far as I can tell at that distance. Left at 11:am - none hatched yet - though could feel young working inside. no 4/L bird sitting so I approached and left only after shocking the beneath. She then acted as usual going & dead off to tree and several birds coming in to nest them within

five feet of me - 4 young only - one gone litherfar which I don't know but no trace of it in bottom of nest - egg no.6 is infertile or death - no signs of hatching -> let it in nest. no 3 - young jumped as my hand came within 'ft of chest. They were sitting on nest ledge - pecked - not pinched down & and flutted and scrambled ≈ 10g 2 put away - no more advanced in action or feather growth judging from tail and chin than egg laid. Cage bird - now loving Jane - objects by spring hushth and, giving hoarse screig note when I handle him however. Begging note still a fairly weak but beginning musky stickup in rhythm. Now pops "quatter" with fat grill under him. Can not fly but my break fall - chings defarable rather than jump. Begs a little when sees me approach with food in hand. Once in a while gives the rhythm - 30 sec/10 sec. I screig note as a lonesome - lost young one gives in gears - simply to shake. Reppon paused at point - however redundancies of this - I suppose due to acclutmy to surroundings

and fulbups due to increase age - -yet I think not. - fecal matters -our since I have had him not with well forms sac - more liquid while my ctit and many about. Apr 22 19th -Arrived at no 7 at 9 a.m. A233268 returned July 27 1930 both birds were on the same as I drove up - They both went out the catalyst as the car passed 6 young very hatched and at least 4 at once opened up - I am sure they hatched late yesterday - Stomachs showed that some at least had been fed. ns 7 was well perfful just as those of yesterday - whereas it had only one ptp yesterday Parents came another 6 ft. - one has a peculiar rhythm to his racket note that I have heard others give - I believe he is male as he is less messed up in tail and under feathers. I am certain that he is more than a year old. I could see that primar and secondaries will wolly black. Did not weigh eggs or young

Mr C - female met to me with gill shrikes at bridge when I approached at 9.20. male not present. Young 11 were back in nest - except for one - No young other than the two remaining in nest were closer than 5 ft. Of nest and two were 10ft from net when I left them - but five in net this am. - One jumped up and chucked if though tree as I approached with hand - other pair ducked low and would not let go of trying - I did not disturb them except me & the - me that fell yesterday. It still seemed a little wobbly but could push ok. - It was in same position in nest as when I left it yesterday. Parent did not quirt down much when I shut to do port but flew 2 young in two thin to net - should it nice - it was stubb stuff dirty in bottom yet other most of young were gone The floods seemed sweet turn and fed side I think but was very nervous - twitching tail and flying back and forth then took - scratching and begging a few turns

Male did not appear by ten - I fear he has met with trouble as never before has he or she failed to join mate in attack after a few minutes. - Left with one young high in tree - other 4 in nest. No 3 - both birds seen on wire above nest tree at 8.45 - At 10.30 - I went to tree and found one young sitting above nest & rather - other could not be seen in dense foliage or else were gone - birds not as demonstrative as before. - This about the 19th or at least 18th day from hatching - can not fly yet. Young cage bird - can not fly yet. Still gives screech - note occasional whistle trying to get out of cage but not as quick as before. Can hop faith 6 inches and hit with accuracy on pouch - still clings rather than jump when on hand A fine coating of feather scales was noticed below his usual pouch. He can cling well to upright slippery parts of metal scale - chasingly selfwrap and holding

firmly. - WT has stuffed increasingly from 47.+ gr in d m - Big bay only 44. This P.M. - during one of his active moods - young and went to edge of big cage and climbed up fairly fluttery and pounced all the way & tops - stuffed calling, sharp, and seemed content Another time jumped and flighted from cage small cage top at some scrabbling on corner - 2 1/2 ft and 1 ft drop - hit in fusion - much ducking of head and instinctive before jump- -a real flight however! the first I have seen from him - Begging notes still the squeak - or sheep chop ---- in fast succession - then may drop into lower pitched "screg" note

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.

Female only is present and looking brush bedraggled below and on tail. - She does all feeding and was continually in the move feeding between E tue and 7o yeld to 11 Winfield. Many trips & that tue - the other two young of the six were found in the mud across farm the next tue - all six them are OK. At the distance of the bridge I could hear the husky "loft squall" given as the female approached - this was not- given when birds were moving (about when I was midbutte and female scolding. These notes turned into a husky rhythmic begging note sound - typical of Tygertail shrikes at the bridge. I fed on an average of 2 times in five minutes for the times 9-10. Female gave [illegible] only scudder

and no begging notes today. no 3 - both parents feeding - going To nest tree still. - young could be heard as at six The cage bird from this brood this morning gave the husky begging note with the wiry flutter left Shentone heard of him. He gives it only when hungry and returns to the faint depth when wildly hungry. Evidently he is well fed. Today he flew - 3 ft on flat level - heatable & water lies in taking off - and flies from hand easier rather than clinging desperately.

Bullock Oriole - at Shrike loc. 6. Apr 25 - Males heard for some Time - about a month and sang hard. - Females present for a week I am sure and probably longer. Today noticed pair at bridge trying to invade the tree by the bridge held by another pair. The pair (A) would dash into the tree owned by B from the tree E in ravine - males would clash & a return to Bridge rail - sometimes chased off if here. - Female B would dart around pair but close and screech as scratch the harsh note that the AB yave. Female A would commonly 6-7 times, lead way to the - male following - once male went and female followed. Female B once jumped at & A as BB attached A & when all four in tree by bridge. Pair A when repulsed at bridge would sit on top and of them chase

after male - summer bird alone the former top - giving chirp - rather clear North little of the house wiggling of young - in rhythm with flutty of wings and squawking posture - tail and head elevated but tail not fanned. She perused thus the length of bridge rail - then off and which thing would go off nearby dirt bank or tubes to east.) - sitting with female in full song and male usually but not always quiet. Q only 5 & 1 of male) - his other pair Q also chased her male though could not see so well in thus - this female sang some but slightly less than red male. females sang from ground but males only from trees. Several times (10 at least) female a was wiggling of BA - QB dropped down chased QA and squabbled with him mildly m firmed once the two sitting up and both singing facing!

each other although not simultaneously. Other turns of B time of A from B for a few seconds and then returned to court B A by coming him along quite as did other female. Female A usually returned and contrasted this right at turn both following male or courting or begging him - he was most calm and just quietly side-stuffed them. Till this time male B would be singing in the top above only rarely during male A first bridge. (Female B would also beg from male B) Female B song was [illegible] at and Female A ---- neither had full male --- 1/5. Maximum natural of male about 1/6 and sharp from sustained sequence to lowest about 2 notes do - flat (1 1/2). Females never gave full turn at end - and luffed off in cramped style.

Analysis of action. B counters B in defence of territory. Q counters female in defence of territory and in defence of another Q catching a male within her territory as she feels may be here male. Q & probably also males attracted to any one of opposite sex even that there be none of this sex in this territory - but repulsion of opposite sex. Female the aglion at this stage - full as combative - and full as adventurously as male in holding and seeking desirable territories.

27 April 25. 1940 Sun Went out at 10 a.m. to photograph the nest and young of no. 7. The adult birds did not come within camera range and were not shot. Young were not hungry during Chryso ½ — old bird (madd) usual guess although didn't come quite as often as usual. Did little else than photo — visited no other nests. Monday April 25 Young cage bird gives whubbling food call with wired flutter when very hungry but only give faint twitter within begging most of time. Yesterday and today he has frequently stood up full length and flutted wings saying a version of the Brachet note — it is not if, full sharpness as yet. Swimmingly this jig is just an elaborate stretching. He can now take off again (over) The table and fly up to the cage!?

top (large cage) but usually Does not venture such long flights. Two days ago he was in cage with Big Bay who flew out him in an attack - the little fellow toppled off plumb To the ground giving squawking and fear scratches - not scratch of adult - more a cry developing in higher pitch from the shrieking note - landed in pan of water and held wriggling over head - mouth often - head fluffed out in defensive attitude. He held this even though Big Bay did not come down after him and even after I picked him up. He seems as the whole to recognize me - catantly as the shriek of good. He's often scared at other people entering room and occasionally of me when I just enter in the morning the still chirping which started

About four or five days ago he is more frequent and effective - he now picks at top of cage and investigates all meat objects with beak. Watches flies or moths in the room. He will now pick meat off of forceps, and if very hungry off of the perch as I lay it down but not after I have left it. Once he took meat and held in bill after being well fed and then tried to lay it down as push as adult does - carried it to another perch and then dropped it completely. A hawk was presented to him - Red-Tail - yesterday and he stuffed other backwards on perch taking defence attitude and giving a few [illegible] chiccato notes.

Apr. 30 75th Went to no. 6 at #1:30 P.M. Four of young were sitting in dead still at nearest end of bridge line of trees in which nest was located. The & only was present and fed occasionally but was greatly disturbed by our efforts to parts the young. She did little fussing and them only at a distance. Young rarely paid attention to scolding, but once seemed to quiet down. By moving quietly I could approach within 6 ft of young but then they made off through trees or flew faster one to the other. The left giving the scree note and once the female offhand sat up the eastway clamor. I do not hear the thin call of the jr bill - perhaps they were all too hungry and I was not close enough. They young are none without

the band could not fly from tree to tree and once on the ground could not get up.-although I would climb up trunks and up into tree - he felt very thin and light. As I left several of young flush within Eiff bridge making it in one flight without bounding out & gooded up as usual at end. All six on it one time on one occasion. no 4- approached nut - a bird coming into tops - then on up jump of tree and gave one or two scuishes & then deadland. Young gone - not of own accord Dad was only 11 days old. Nothing torn out - egg no 6 still in nest. Only the one old bird seen but I did not hunt region.

Cage Bird May 2 - now flying well. - notes not much changed - a little stumpy Staccato notes. Birth developed - will pick up no hitter - more curious now - runs around room and flits to top of large cage. Wings are nearly grown. May 5 - Curried at no 7 at 2/10 Both birds seem on approach - one going to nest, the other on the wire by the road. Young were scared and stuck fast to the nest - adults much more demonstrative than before - showed great excitement and when young gave cry of fear came within 2 feet. I spent most of time photographing - young well feathered and restless, one removed from nest. Could not persuade me if them do stay on nest and he drifted to grass below where he disappeared. Wings spread

enough to check fall. yomy all banded. A difference in behavior of the Two parents was noted.- one came close - screeched louder other with more worn tail & Stayed a few feet back and all in a while gave begging note - a less determined attack. - same difference as between Bx 9 & no.6. Wmt D no 6 - at 330 - wind blowing hard - clear with occasional clouds. yomy head - one down club bank main road bridge - another flushed from bank near nut and later saw sun in apartment line - evidently well scattered but occasionally giving screey note and silver quidale arrived giving usual squalls. yomy no 6 found dead at base of one of trees in wet row - cut off only rose bushes - was not torn up - seemed to have died of hung

or from rain which was fairly heavy for a while Sunday night — body thin what lost Handed on Apr 32. A shrike heard singing once up towards eucalyptus I could not locate it in wind and no trace if it seen or regular Sunday nor about yany. Female some singing in mustard field D.M.E. One of yany was attacked by a tanger (hour) and scolded at by Brown Blackbirds — The only Cato on — evidently spike is recognized in jaws. Shumage. May 10 Cage bird — yesterday bird was stock — spit up meat and had frequent spasms — toward late afternoon he improved, however, and became violently hungry — Was again very hungry this morning.

May 10 - Birds not found at no 6 for some time - at 930 a bird was seen at the east tree and later out on the field - a bird afraid from the cast and fearfully followed - one bird? Female no 6 remained on territory and other went back To power lines by R.R. - I could not again find female 6 and went on up to territory ca D cent where I heard a shrill cry saying my last visit - found pair and at least one young with first shots than bro to now would be - be flew across road DS into Willows - turn back - thus were was than as but the bird in tree and were quiet part of time and when I did not very arly - too many. At 11 found them young of both DS if road west during good duty? - female solitary feeding occasionally - young several

tues feed silver dropping to ground - only three seen - they slept in alder in part of time and gave scrap notes occasionally followed females to ground and to since several turrets. but sooner or later turned to cover of willows female playing out on open wire. These stuck close together - however, may have been others going around. 11am Wants no 7 - three young left in nest and left as 9 came within 6 ft in the others not seen but not hunted for - parents excited as at last visit. Young went to ground and huffed about / broken Cedar below. Two birds seen on wire at no 3-7 think both adults - seen from main highway only. May 12 - young bird recovered and sitting today for first time - chuckles and giggles etc. Has been drinking for several days. Will catch insects readily - flies on windows etc but

will take meat only by stuffing in partly due to habit & think and also fail to inspire & realize meat as food. Did not have travel with firm worms & state as others did last year this may have been a help to them last years. May 16 - stared bird in attempt to get it to find a meat - finally get desperate and would pull small pieces off of twedzus and suck gulped small pieces. He wished to take food in small pieces but has for sometime I now believe so have gotten bad association with meat due to my crummy it damn thin white holiday life. May 17 Went to no. 6 could not find birds after them hunt 9.30 - 10.30. Found gang at 6a which even more active and I spotted three at least at me. - Parents fairly No 3 - gang not found and parents

not feeding seemingly - one singing defeatly and gave all signs of starting activity again. No 6a - a brood found just at edge of circle which I have seen Thubu sweet tuns. 4 young run at me and all pant. No 6 - both birds permit - 9 located one young (only) in oak old birds made some fuss at a distance - young stayed in cover and would not leave tree - other young may very well have been in elsewhere! Caye young still hard to find but shrewd little - impolite and many in affective and fable - [illegible] and just legs. Once [illegible] tried to take in small drink cup - for first time - fair success. Started after I had cleaned wait with wet cotton - spilled over water - shaking all over and then

got in. Most of under paths Got wet. May 27, - At 1:30 PM stopped by rubber thin and pain found feeling young in an acacia diagonally across the street, 40 ft from the the lost nest. The young were at least a week old and four in Number. The nest was smaller than the previous one, badly tilted from the weight of young and insecure fortifying. Its composition was largely string and cotton as was the lost one. This nest must have started not later than two days after I last saw the young of Junior Brood or when the family bivouac only 4 days out of Nest. Evidently they lost this short bunch of young— perhaps at the same time that two or 3 no Brood died & do at left in part to a rainstorm at the same time. This bunch of four may have lost as some young as nest could easily have spilled them out.

At no 7a the two parrots were seen and at least three young which were none scattured. Two which were in the rose bush sought shelter by ticking rather than flying - the are parrot grow warning or defiant search at the same trust. They hid in dense thorns at base of bush - one getting caught got a while so he could not move and later squawled with fear as I approached with hand. However I could not catch it. You see heard to me from students. At 7 - four young at least were seen and I think five - they grouped together usually fruit look tree and later in top of eucalypt - rigged and followed parrots back and forth. Fairly slow - came down and curiously inspected me as I stood under oak. Parrots did not come close but gave a few of this regular warning notes. Bath son, Your game fool shike screech

as they watched me under oak, At other turn gave magpie like scree and whistling beg. no. 6 - two young banded shrike found in Willow E of ridge one with foot injured and bandaged. Both pulling for selves - no parent seen or heard in 1/2 hours. Sundial turn, went to old nest the one gone to nest on one occasion Though! I think by chance only, both went to farthest E tree! cast. Only two seen. no 7a - no young seen but thought I heard them once in the withered. One parent seen feeding along the fence W.S. no 7. - pair have built nest on the old nest (d pursuing you either through a other birds) in tree next NE. - 30ft from last nest. Female flushed as I walked undetected. Both birds on top of tree while infected. Nest is of same

constructum, small, poorly lined, thin edged, and small chiefly of roottits. However slightly better than last nest - not very well secured in dead haught branch as E side, back from therapy. 7tyf. Eggs 7- Small as before offopment, but more heavily pigmented although of the same sort. putum 4 coin. Incubated moderately - at least 5 days perhaps considerable more. snow/ Found a little nest of pair east of bridge in the first bedot - a Spm tuffed nest with several small young about 3 days old - heavy whiter down. - Hard Squabking - thin squawk - not lift up on overhanging limb. Found out of pair west of bridge - birds chatting - young 4 - 10-12 days old at least - will fratend and scratching in grass. Not spellout construction - perfect sounded bottle week spring.

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

side. Well concealed and hard to get to - not 15 gut from nest no. But of same entomology but somewhat inferior - not as well lined. Eggs arranged in 222 series. Hatched like fresh a just started - warm, one taken. Parents shy - just as before about nest with eggs. no 6 - one young seen for lumber no 4 - young hatched except for one egg and another young was taken as specimen activity 5. no 3 - last young flushed from near nest I flew out into field.