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Mayhew
1947
Western Robin
14.
May 21
U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
approach to feed them. When I climbed
up & look into the nest at 3:45 P.M., all
three of the young sat up in a feeding
posture, but as soon as no food was forthcoming,
they settled down & closed their eyes again.
At 3:46 P.M. the ? returned with more food.
Again she fed only one youngster, then
settled on the nest as before. At 3:47 P.M.
she left the nest again. At 3:49 P.M., the ?
returned with some food. She fed one youngster,
then swallowed a big worm herself. She
immediately went back to the lawn about
30 feet from the nest. At this same time,
the or ran across the lawn just at
the base of the tree containing the nest.
He stood directly below the tree while the
? was feeding the young, then ran about
50 feet farther west. At 3:53 P.M. he is
back within 20 feet of the nest, just south
of it, still looking for worms. The ? is
out of sight. The or now has several worms
in his bill, & he has worked in a circle
about the tree about 30' away. At 3:58
P.M., he flew to the nest & fed the young.
At 3:59 P.M., he left the nest & dropped
to a branch about 3 feet above the ground
before going down on the lawn again.
He then went back to looking for worms
about 40 feet east of the tree. Every time
one of the adults has approached the