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Mayhew
1947
Mar. 9
Audubon's Warbler
Crows Landing Highway, 9 miles south of Modesto, Stanislaus Co., Calif.
at 12:30 P.M. one individual (or) was seen on
the corner post of a dairy corral. His yellow
throat patch & wing patch were very prominent while
he was stationary. His yellow rump patch showed
up prominently when he would sally forth after
an insect. While perched, he moved his head
constantly from side to side. Occasionally he would
hop a few paces along the fence rail, stop &
look about, then hop along a few more paces.
at 12:38 P.M. he did a series of acrobatics after
an insect, then lit in a sycamore tree. When
he was doing his acrobatics, the prominent white
patches in the tail were easily seen.
at 12:45 P.M. another or was seen operating
from an electric wire about 12' off the ground.
He was very active at this time, leaving the
wire very often & catch insects. All the time
he uttered a simple call note, which was uttered
about every 3 seconds.