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2:40. First observation since the preceding. Greenie, as later
identified, in the nest. While the immediately following notes were
know
taken, I did not know which birds was in the nest. The behavior is different
from that previously observed when there are eggs in the nest.
G's new call
from nest.
At 1:58 I was sitting by the nest. Greenie called loudly and
in staccato:
Pittick- yer, pittick-yer, pittick-yer--pittick! Nobody came or
answered.
Another call.
Getting impatient.
At 2:15 she called again from the nest:
Yerp, pityee, pityork, york, york, pityee, pityer, pityee, and
left the nest, but was back in about a minute, having called again
in the meantime.
Calls again.
At 2:18 she called again from the nest:
Yerp, pityee, yerp, yerp.
At 2:22 again:
Pit-it-chee-ee, yerrick, twice, strongly accented the ee.
Once more.
At 2:22 1/2, in low tones: Tseep-perfect.
Approves own
call.
Leaves nest.
At 2:24 1/2 she left, there still being no signs of the other
bird and climbed up the old oak scrapping loudly. She was back in
the nest again in 3 minutes. 2 minutes after I could see Brownie
coming quietly. When G saw him she made an inarticulate sound, dived
out of the nest, paused by B's side without comment. B said h-a-1-h
at her and went to the nest without volunteering any explanation of
his failure to respond to any of the calls. G, in leaving the nest,
was clearly looking for her mate and plainly showed anxiety. This
is the longest time I have seen the eggs exposed in any of the five
nests. Perhaps the temperature (88) has something to do with their
leaving the eggs uncovered longer.
Calls imperatively.
B comes
G was
anxious.
Longest
exposure of
eggs.