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Ring-bill

April 18,
1955

Portage creek 8:00 a.m. Cold Windy Cloudy. A few gulls around. 

V1-P before attack - V after attack - P before attack - V after attack.
V2.L1. P1.P2.P3.P4.P5 P before attack P before attack L2TT1 V3.T1. [[strikethrough]] L3 TT2-V4-P6 - P before attack - V after attack L4TT3-O1L5TT4-O2-L6-O3 O4L2TT5. L8TT6. O5L9TT7. O6L10TT8. O7L11TT9 - L12.-O8. L13TT10.TT11. V5.V6.V7. M1.M2. V during retreat. L14TT12 L15TT13. L16TT14. L17TT15. 

Again M big bird carrying food. Presume ♂ of pair. "ooooooah oooooooah oooooo ooooooo etc." Hoarse & throaty. 8:17

X L1TT1. L2TT2. O1L3TT3. O2L4TT4. O3. L5TT5. T1.LL6. O4.OO6. L9TT6. L10TT7. TT8. TT9. O7. O8. O9L11TT10. O10TT11. TT12. TT13. T2.

Bird landing, somewhat [[related?]], with 3 or 4 M notes. Relaxes immediately, begins to preen again. Same thing. Different bird 8:40 

All asleep 8:50 - 9:30 - 10:30

6 V after attack TT16. TT17. T2. L18. L19TT18. L20. L21. L22TT19. - V8 L23TT20 - V9. TT21. TT22 V after attack  V after escape  O9.O.O.O12. L24TT23. V during retreat  V10.V11. V during retreat LTT24. L26TT25  V12.V13.  V before attack - bird in L27 attacked - LTT26 after attack  L28TT27. LTT28. after attack.  V during retreat  L29TT29. O13L30TT30. TT31. TT32. V14. V15-HF V16.V.V.V19. V before attack - Bird in V20 attacked - V after attack - V after being attacked - V after attack  V after escape. V before escape V21. V. V. V24. V before attack  Bird in V25 attacked - V after being attacked - V after attack  L31TT32. L32TT. before attack - Bird in V26 attacked - V after attack -   after being attacked  V before attack - V after attack. - V before attack. - V after attack L33TT33O14 TT34. V27. V. V. V30. O15TT35. TT36. O16. ([[gak?]] type)

O posture rather low & forward, with harsh cries of [[?]] throaty LCN(?) notes. Rather reminiscent of AC or [[gak?]]. [[All very?]]