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Ring-bill April 29, 1955 II 2:20 p.m. Marsh. Warm, Sunny, Little wind. Gulls in "small colony" of reed and bulrush. [[pencil superscript numbers and red pencil ticks above observations]] [[drawn square with diagonal cross within]] L²⁰✓.O¹⁹✓. [[pen circular symbol]] TT¹-✓O¹L¹TT² O²-✓O³L²TT³.✓TT⁴.✓TT⁵.✓O⁴L³TT⁶.✓L⁴TT⁷.✓L⁵TT⁸.V¹.V². P¹.V³.V⁴.PAG¹.✓L⁶TT⁹.✓L⁷-O⁵. V⁵.V⁶.V⁷.T¹.T².T³.T⁴.T⁵.T⁶.T⁷.V⁸.V⁹.V¹⁰ [[underline]] V✓ after attack [[/underline]] - [[underline]] V✓ after being attacked [[/underline]] [[underline]] V✓ before attack [[/underline]]-[[underline]] bird in✓ V¹¹ attacked [[/underline]] - [[underline]] V✓-O⁶L⁸TT¹⁰✓ after attack [[/underline]]-[[underline]] V✓ after being attacked [[/underline]] O⁷L⁹TT¹¹✓ O⁸L¹⁰TT¹²✓ O⁹(glik) O¹⁰L¹¹TT¹³✓.V¹².V¹³. O¹¹L¹²TT¹⁴✓. P². O¹²L¹³TT¹⁵✓. TT¹⁶✓.T⁸.TT¹⁷✓. [[underline]] V✓ before escape [[/underline]] V¹⁴.V¹⁵.P³.TT¹⁸.P⁴.P⁵.P⁶ [[underline]] V before escape [[/underline]]. V¹⁶-HF¹. L¹⁴TT¹⁹✓.L¹⁵TT²⁰✓.TT²¹✓.TT²²✓.TT²³✓ [[underline]] V✓ before escape [[/underline]].TT²⁴✓. Leaving 2:55. April 30, 1955 Delta Marsh 4:05 p.m. Clear. No wind Warm Sunny. [[drawn square with diagonal cross within]] L²¹✓TT¹⁷.TT✓¹⁸.O²⁰✓.L²²✓TT¹⁹. [[pen circular symbol]] [[underline]] V✓-HF✓ after attack [[underline]] P¹⁷.V¹⁷.TT²⁵✓.O¹³L¹⁶TT²⁶✓[[underline]] V✓ before attack [[underline]] - [[underline]] bird in✓ V¹⁸ attacked [[underline]]-[[underline]] V✓ after attack [[underline]] V¹⁹ V²⁰-[[underline]] P before attack [[underline]] - [[underline]] V✓ after attack [[underline]] V²¹. [[underline]] V✓-HF✓ before escape [[underline]] L¹⁷TT²⁷✓ [[cross hatch doodle down margin]] Pairs (adult) seem to be in the [[cross out]] same spots on this "island" (largely bulrush) day after day. Territorial? (Can't say definitely. All boundary disputes are extremely rare; presumably because of intervening water.) [[pen circular symbol]] L¹⁸TT²⁸✓.TT²⁹✓.TT³⁰✓.TT³¹✓.O¹⁴.V²².TT³²✓. O¹⁵✓. O¹⁶✓.V²³.TT³³✓.V²⁴.V²⁵. [[cross hatch doodle down margin]] These gulls certainly have unritualized Soar & Swoop. Many pursuits. Probably food robbery. Leaving 4:45 p.m.
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