Field notes: Catalogue, journal, and species accounts, v507
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Banks 1954 Zonotrichia leucophrys 27. June 21 This Verport relevel, Group Harbor G. Wash. 599 was singing in a small clump of willows, on this windswept grass covered area. 600 was near by, one of a pair in willow at the end of a slough. Both their songs were similar to the one described previously. Another bird here sings: - 11 -- , very different from anything I've heard before. 601 flushed from the grass and sat on a fence post. This is where the bird with the odd song flew to, but it is half an hour now. But this may be that bird or its mate. 62 was one of a pair at a pile of driftwood, right at the edge of the beach. 603 is a long-tailed bird who was, I believe, singing before it flew to a pile of driftwood. There was what may be a full-grown young with it. 604 was singing the odd song described just above, in a fir. I heard a third song, - 17 , this population has a highly variable song pattern. June 22 605 was one of two birds around a heavily drift- wooded area. Its mate was singing the song first described for this area! 606 was singing from high grass near the beach - 94 -- and a combination of the 2 song types. 607 was singing the first, more common song, from driftwood. 608 flushed several times, finally,