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Transcription
J P Meyers
1975
Calidoris melanotus following
19
Grid 3
27 June
(cont'd)
11 = 10 = f
12 = 10 = f
13 = f
14 = f = 13
15 = 13 = f
16 = 16 = f
17 = 16 = f
18 = 16 = f
19 = 16 = alert
20 = f
21 = 20 = f
22 = 20 = f
23 = supplementing → 30 m in flight landed 23:25 border alternation by (2,2)
returning, in flight
24 border fight 24:05 landed
25 = a knt
26 = ? = alert appears to hold strip along S side of pond 26:30 took off → 26:41
27 = alert
28 = f
29 = alert
30 = 29 = f
31 = 29 = f
32 = f = 29
33 = f = 29 33:19 supplement. landed 33:32 → 110 m
34 = f
35 = f
36 = 35 = f
37 = 35 = f
38 = 35 = f
39 = 35 = f
40 = 35 = f
41 = 35 = f
42 = 35 = f
43 = 35 = f
44 = alert pre hiding behind clump of grass ↓ downwind
45 = 44 = p.c.
46 = 44 = alert
47 = 49 = rest
48 = 44 = "
49 = 44 = alert
50 = 44 = "
51 = 44 = alert
52 = 44 = rest
53 = 44 = alert — it he stuck his bill for 20-30 sec then perched to look around
54 flying back 54:02 landed flew toward them at distance of 150 m
55 = alert
56 = 55 = alert 56:02 took off, hooting, landed 56:17
57 = alert
58 = 52 = alert
59 = flying, landed 59:02 — took off at 59
60 = alert. This was recognizable via a light streak downcenter
of breast.
note beautiful saliva for photo >
28 June
0 = preening 59:10 t₀ = 1443 6/28/75 — 1 melanotus
1 = 0 = p.c.
2 = 0 = "
3 = 0 = "
4 = 0 = alert
5 = flying 5:10 landed, took off again after 20", f.g., banked at edge of building
5:53 landed ...
6 = flying after 0. supp → 110 m boomer display, hooting
7 = land
8 = ? = alert
9 = f 9:40 flew off after 9; went into neighbor building + was suppl/bank
10 = chased
11 = f