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Zonotrichia leucophrys
June 18 Netarts Bay spit, seal level, Tillamook Co., Oregon
same or next territory as 577. There are still 2
chipping birds. 579 is one of these others.
There are young out of the nest here, flying.
580 was sitting - and stayed - at the top of
a very hard-to-climb fir. 581 was its mate,
and stayed right there chipping for the 10 min.
or so it took me to climb for 580. 582 and 583
are also mates, in the adjoining territory.
584 & 585 are also mates. Many of these
birds were in close association with
Savanna Sparrows, often sitting next to each
other on wires or giving clam chips for the
same lunch. I never saw any antagonism.
June 19 Overlook Lookout Point State Park, Tillamook Co., Ore.
a general observation while shinning: all
4 & 5 who have had eggs in ovipost, or enlarging
ova, most of whom have had young out of
the nest, have had rather large deposits of
fat, esp. on the ventral (breast) region.
June 20 Astoria, Clatsop(?) Co., Oregon - Birds I heard
driving past here & Seaside, a few miles
down the coast, sound much like the
Tillamook birds.
June 21 Imis, 3mi & Westport, Gray's Harbor Co., Wash. seal level
One bird at this cut area. It is singing,
and ranging quite widely, across the road. Its song:
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