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Mayhew
1947
May 23
Western Robin
33.
Y.C. campus, Alameda Co., Calif.
flew & a tree about 20 feet in the other
direction, where he sat uttering single, low
notes. As soon as the dog moved on, the
or flew to the nest & fed a youngster.
Then he flew away to the west. At 9:21 A.M.
the youngsters all opened their mouths &
remained in that condition until 9:25 A.M.
when the ? returned to the west edge of the
nest, fed two youngsters, ate one excretion
pellet, then settled down on the edge of the
nest facing east. At 9:27 A.M. she
left the nest. One of the youngsters sat
with his mouth open for several seconds
after she left, but finally closed it. At
9:28 A.M. the or landed on a branch of the
tree about 6 feet from the nest. He stayed
there 30 seconds before flying up to the west
edge of the nest. Then he fed two youngsters,
picked up an excretion pellet & flew
away to the west.
May 25
The ? has been off the nest all morning
since I've been watching. She stays in
this vicinity (near Oxford Circle), even flying
into the tree containing the nest, but
she never goes to the nest. Her left
leg is so damaged that she can't use it
for walking at all. The or has stayed
near the ? most of the time I watched.
They dug for worms most of the time,
but always ate them themselves. Although