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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.