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April 25 II Call as it came down.) 7:46. Only two birds left now. Inert. None land. [[left margin: Squiggles]] Two about 10 ft apart Approach one another. FB in hunched. Both OLO²,³ as third bird lands. One of the pair into U. before attack⁹ U after attack⁸ on the third bird. Again U before attack¹⁰ U after attack⁹ Then relaxes. Then FB before attack FB after attack All in hunched. Walks back toward partner. FB in hunched. Relaxes 7:52 [[/left margin: squiggles]] OLO. OLO². Leaving 8:10 Back 12:45 Gulls faraway [[left margin: squiggles]] U¹ (carpal joints well [[used/wired?]], and this was an "anxiety" Upright) [[left margin: Squiggles]] Proportions are very different from Herring Gull. Bill smaller, head larger, breast larger, tail & especially wings longer, altogether more elegant. Lots of gulls, 3 species, but all migrating. Only landing for a second 1:22 O.U². U³.U⁴.U².OLO.OLO. U before attack¹ U after attack¹ bird in U attacked² FB after being attacked U after attack² O after being attacked 2:15 U⁶.U⁷. O. [[left margin: filled in square]] MC of U. (Landing and screamed coming down) 2:30 Has been raining now for a long time. Everything very dull 2:50 [[filled in square in margin]] MC of U by [[male symbol]] , U-FB by [[female symbol]] Leaving 3:10 Monday April 26 Arrive 5:30. Overcast. No wind. Frighten away large gulls as I arrive. They are now far away and feeding [[left margin: 2 filled in squares]] MC U-HF. Again U-HF (Landing bird gives call just before landing. Stops when feet reach ground) OLO OLO OLO OLO⁴ U.UU. U before attack
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