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Mayhew
1947
May 23
Western Robin
26.
U.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
At 6:18 A.M. a ♂ Robin, with worms in
its mouth, landed on a stump about
40 feet from the nest, but apparently he
wasn't the ♂ for this nest, because the ♀
didn't leave the nest for him. In a
moment, he flew out of sight. At 6:22 A.M.
the ♂ landed under some shrubs about 50'
from the nest. By running a few steps,
stopping, then running a few more steps,
he worked his way up to the lawn about
30 feet from the nest. He had a worm in
his mouth all the while. At 6:24 A.M.
he flew to a limb about 4 feet below the
nest. The ♀ then immediately left the
nest, flying north-west, after uttering
two, low, single notes. The ♂ then flew to
the west edge of the nest, fed one youngster
& ate the rest of the food himself. After
standing on the edge of the nest a
moment looking down, he flew away to the
south-west. When the adults left the
nest this time, I climbed the tree to
look into the nest. The 3 young birds
completely filled the cavity. They sat
with their heads pulled back & their
wings outspread, so that they looked
as if they had pulled their necks
down into their bodies. Their bills all
pointed up, & their eyes were open.
Their bodies were completely covered