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2.
Zonotrichia leucophrys
18gm. N Ponderosa Beach, 150 ft., San Mateo C., Caly.
There are a lot of birds here. Got first bird.
(#7- ) in open brush. #s 8-12 were along
fence near A, atop a cliff formed by
the road cut. This strip 100+ yds. long
had 4 or 5 pr. of birds in it. These birds
flew across the road (at 1), where other
birds were sitting. They did not fly
far (30 yds. or so) along the fence. Birds
from the fence A also fed in the grass,
sharing it with the birds living on the
other side, in the brush along the cliff
top. When disturbed, some flew to each
side. No conflicts when feeding together.
So, the nesting area seems to be strictly
territorial, along the fence, but they
feed together + may take shelter across the
road.
Lori & Pebble Beach, WrasPeach, 250 ft. San Mateo C.,
Calif. Got 2 birds here, #3+14, both along the
'Old West Road'. They seem to be concentrated
here, + are almost entirely absent in the brush