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[[underline]]inca,[[underline]] Nov. 13,1955, VI

[[left margin]] [[image-small circle inside larger circle]]MC. [[/left margin]]   Both [[double check mark]]Agg.V&HF 9:30

[[left margin]] * terr. defense [[/left margin]][[underline]]Agg V after attack[[/underline]] [[check mark]] St, [[underline]]St after attack[[/underline]]O&G[[check mark]]LCN[[check mark]]St - Gost.[[double check marks]]St.[[double check mark]] LCN[[check mark]] LCN[[check mark]]LCN

[[left margin]] [[image-large black circle]] [[check mark]]LCN. [[check mark]]LCN- [[check mark]]LCN- [[check mark]]LCN. [[check mark]LCN- [[check mark]]O&G- [[check mark]]LCN- [[check mark]]LCN [[check mark]]LCN [[check mark]]LCN [[check mark]]LCN- [[check mark]]LCN [[check mark]]LCN [[check mark]]O&G. [[check mark]]O&G. [[underline]][[check mark]]LCN before attacks.[[/underline]]

Bird in nest-site. Possibly scraping. Approached by a [[female symbol]], more or less constantly in Aux.V.  Nest-site bird slowly alternates Agg.V's & Gosts. Finally attacks [[female symbol]], St after attack, returns to site. [[female symbol]]flies away, starts to return again in Aux.V 
 
This is certainly part of pairing. 

I am almost certain that same [[female]], after starting to approach nest - site bird again in Aux. V., flew away several yds, started to approach another territory in Aux V, then flew away again

Is this a possible part of pair-formation??

Have seen another bird which appears to be "searching". Again small, may well have been [[female]]. Just standing between territories, in Aux.V, looking nervous. Then flies to another place, approaches nest-site, unoccupied, stands looking at it a long time, in long-necked semi-F [[image-drawing of bird neck and head facing to the right]] or semi-L. Then flies away, to a third place, approaches a pair at another potential next-site.  Again in aux V + nervousness. Pair react by mutual redirected Cht performance "Searcher" finally flies away to a fourth place. Lose it from sight

This incident certainly looked significant. The "Searcher" was not looking for place to nest & preen. Made only one "nervous" preening movement when at its most "nervous". 10:00

[[left margin]] [[image- small circle inside larger circle]] MC [[/left margin]]  [[male symbol]] AggV [[check mark above]] - [[dark vertical filled oval with check mark above]] - [[horizontal filled oval check mark above]] - [[dark vertical filled oval with check mark above]] - St [[check mark above]]. [[female symbol]] [[dark vertical filled oval with check mark above]] - [[horizontal filled oval check mark above]] - [[dark vertical filled oval with check mark above]] - St [[check mark above]]

Again & again have seen Moth flight & St after attack.

[[left margin]] * terr. defense [[/left margin]]  [[underline]] St[[check above]] after escape [[/underline]] - St[[check above]] - [[underline]] O&G after escape [[/underline]] Aux.[[check above]]V. St[[check above]]-Gost.[[chceck above]] [[underline]] Agg.[[check above]]V, after attack. [[/underline]] [[vertical oval with check above]]-[[horizontal oval with check above]]-[[vertical oval with check above]]-[[horizontal oval with check above]]-[[vertical oval with check above]]-Gost[[check above]]-[[vertical oval with check above]]-G. G. [[underline]] V after[[check above]] escape [[/underline]] Aux.[[check above]]V. [[underline]] Aux[[check above]] V before escape. [[/underline]] Aux.[check above]]V. Aux.[[check above]]V. Aux.[[check above]]V. Gost[[check above]]-Gost[[check above]]-Gost[[check above]]-Gost[[check above]]-vertical oval with check above]]-[[horizontal oval with check above]]-[[vertical oval with check above]]-horizontal oval with check above]]-Gost[[2 checks above]] Gost[[2 checks above]] Gost[[2 checks above]] Gost[[2 checks above]] Aux.[[check above]]V. Agg[[check above]]V-V[[check above]]

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