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Cogswell
1950
Certhia familiaris
4
July 6 (cont.) - @ 0833 - observer moved to 60 ft. ESE of Nest
to try & check on distance covered by foregng bird.
0843¾ - nothing has happened at Nests far as I could see.
Nentrance not visible from here, but limbs used
by approaching birds are. A Steller's Jay called
100 ft. N of Nest.
0846 - "see - see" call heard from beyond (NW) of Nest
0846 ¼ - I came to barkless limb, then hopped over to
Nestlimb, but 4 ft dist'd from the Nest; creeping
up a presumably mts' Nest.
0846 ¾ - returned to barkless limb., then on to
several other limbs of Nestr's just above
height of Nest. Lost him.
0851 - I creeping up prox. on another barkless limb
15 ft. under nest, worked across to
other limbs somewhat closer
0851 ¾ - "see" call heard from tree between me &
Nest tree. other bird still on limbs below
nest.
0853 - observing interrupted (while I went & retrieved
Myial Sparrow Hawk
from mobbing Blackbirds)
0902 - Observations resumed same post.
I sang from trunk of Lodgepole pine 40 ft E of Nst; 4 creep.
ing. on trunk of Lodgepole 30 ft SE of Nest at same time.
0903½ - I singing from trees (pines & firs). 100 ft E.
0904 { . . . still heard singing same area
0905 { 4 on barkless limb on N side of Nest tree
> below Nest