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very much softened, but perfectly rendered as to pitch and
rhythm. (Incidentally the Steller Jay's perfect imitation
of the Red Tailed Hawk does not seem to disturb any birds at
this place)- I have noted this many times. (10:45-raining
again--alternate sun and shower). 10:48--hail. Julio, who
is much interested in the garden, wants to know if it will
knock the caterpillars off of the trees.
April 18th. 10 A.M. Everything proceeding according to
the usual routine. Green-eyes interested in worms but not in
soft food. He relieved his mate at the nest, whereupon she
came promptly for food.
April 19th. Green-eyes off duty at about 8 A.M. at the oval
lawn. No further observations this day on account of absence.
April 20th. At 10:50 Brown-eyes was eating worms and soft
food from my hand. She withdrew a few feet and sounded
the first few notes of typical thrasher song, then went to
the nest, Green-eyes coming through the hole in the fence and
running off into the bushes in the glade. I looked for him
without finding him; but in ten minutes Brown-eyes appeared in
the glade, so I went down to the nest to see if it was occupied
and it was. This was then a very short shift. Meanwhile
a thrasher song sounded from near the top of the old oak.
This was full song and on inducing the bird to come down it
proved to be Brown-eyes. Both of these birds have now
been observed in
definitely been sung full song from a high perch near the nest,
for they have each been kept in view at least once
continuously while either coming from the perch where the song
was sung to my hand, or vice versa. If it be granted that
these two birds are of opposite sex, then it may be stated that
both sexes sing full song. A few minutes after the foregoing
observation was made it was repeated with the same bird.