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Night Heron
Ruddy
Mallard
Gadwall
Redhead
Cinnamon Teal
Song Sparrow [[jay?]]
Yellowhead
Redwing
Meadowlark
Pinon jay
Vesper Sp.
Eared Grebe
Pied billed
Yellowthroat
Redtail

Xanthocephalus
3927  right testes  8X6.5 left 9X4.5
3928       "        8X6     "  8X5
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Male coots threaten by rises & treading water rapidly [[?]] making a loud splashing & driving backward for a foot or so.
[[female symbol]] Ruddies sun often in display at close they call qua -er or simply Quaip. Seem in some cases to be more [[male symbol]] than [[female symbol]]. One [[female symbol]] sun with 7 [[male symbol]]s. Females follow males about but when he rushes at them dive to escape.

Eared Grebes rise in display in [[?]] 2 feet apart. advance toward one another turning heads [[strikethrough]] quiet [[/strikethrough]] from side to side & at short intervals shaking them [[strikethrough]] rapidly [[/strikethrough]] quickly then sink & preen.

[[male symbol]] Mallard flushed from nest.

Mourning Doves fly in and light on rushes to drink.

Purring not of Bluebills heard.

Coot nest with swim

Pied-bill call loud & [[?]] carries half mile over water easily and may be heard for mile.

Eared Grebes swim toward one another until breasts touch, touch bills & then separate.