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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,