Maker 1959 aerio flammers May 22 Petronigen Rose: These seem common. Yesterday across pain tom I both counted 5 at once flying about one a mile or 2 of timber. They are equally common on the W. side. I would judge 3-4 per square mile a good figure. Today we saw a pair courting - It was located across study plot on slope of side of small creek. There may have been a second pair courting N. of them but I wasn't sure of this. I saw several courtship flights & they seemed to run to blue this. One - or presumably - flew in advance. Second- 9- flew behind & above. 8 flew along slowly and occasionally brought wings down under his body & slapped them together several times. The reports of this were plainly audible & ranged from 6 to 8 in number - usually one or 2 loud distinct ones & 4 or 5 or even 6 at much faster rate following. The bird of course fell slight down during this. - quickly recovered & continued flying. The birds flew a large circle - perhaps a mile circumference during this. The premature & above flew - calling a wheezy whinny cell or grunt is more likely.