Accounts of birds, mammals, amphibians, and plant catalogue, v4551
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Western Robin May 21, 1947 U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif. At 5:05 P.M. when I approached the nest near Offord Circle, the ? was on a branch about 8 feet above & to the west of the nest. She remained there until 5:14 P.M. when she flew to the west edge of the nest & settled on it, facing east. When she entered the nest, she rolled her body slightly from side to side -- it appeared as if she were trying to get the eggs in the right position. Upon my return to the nest in the small oak tree at 5:20 P.M., the ? was sitting on the nest facing north-east. At 5:21 P.M. she left the nest. A moment later, the ? arrived back on the scene, landing on the ground about 20 feet south of the nest with some worms in his bill. At 5:22 P.M. he flew to the nest & fed one youngster, then flew back to the lawn about 20 feet west of the nest. The heads of the young are still visible above the edge of the nest. At 5:23 P.M. a Bunting-backed Thrush landed in the tree about 7 feet from the nest. A moment later it dropped to the ground directly below the tree, then hopped away. At 5:23 P.M. the ? landed on the west edge of the nest & fed one youngster. After poking around in the bottom of the nest for a few moments, she settled down on the nest, facing north-east, at 5:26 P.M.