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[[underline]] modestus [[/underline]], Nov. 26, 1955, II

reaction (Must check on this).

* comm area sherries [[underline]] V&HF after attack [[/underline]] LCN - LCN - LCN. Ending 8:00 a m.

Outside of bill, eye, eye-ring, & feet appear to be perfectly black, even at short distances. White eyebrows still noticeable in even whitest hoods. 

Either I'm getting more cautious-- or else this species is even more careless about orientating its hostile displays (particularly LCN's - but also L.C. performances & V's) than most gulls. There are an awful lot of them which leave me baffled; having no idea what provoked them or to whom they are addressed.

[[image - triangle with red mark]] [[image - male symbol]] does M - LCN - M - LCN - M - LCN - M. [[image - female symbol]] flies off in escape.

Watching another bird, adult in incomplete nuptial dress, standing on isolated rock, (no other birds on ground really), giving repeated LCN's from usual posture (one from a semi-M) apparently directed toward flying birds. Gave 21 of these; then eventually flew up, circled, and flew off to land about a 1/4 mile away. Gave constant LCN's in flight Both the LCN's on ground and in air had a "rattle undertone". This couldn't possibly be connected with pairing could it ??? The behavior of this bird looked rather like an "invitation".

Noticeable how few attacks there are by males on females - at least at this stage I think they do occasionally occur, however. 

Head & neck are inclined just slightly downward during some aerial LCNS 

[[image - gull head and neck]] Bill looks very long. Mouth opened very widely.

There may be something like "pointing the bill toward the partner". It has just struck me that I have seen mates turn to look at one another, usually in V, sometimes stretching the neck forward a little so as to move the head slightly nearer the partner, quite frequently. Probably not associated with any particularly intense forms of hostility or sexuality.

unsuccessful [[image - male symbol]] & [[image - female symbol]] both V&HF

Have just been listening to one male's T notes & M notes. Very reminiscent of Franklin's Gull.