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Ring-bill May 8, 1955 I Sunday May 8, 1955 Arrive Pelican Island 11:00 am. Clear. Very strong south wind. Very cold. Blind overturned, so all the gulls may have been scared away from the neighborhood. Gulls back 11:10 [[in margin, pen circle]] [[superscript numbers are in pencil above observations]] [[additional red pencil numbering & tick marks shown thus: ⁽✓*⁾]] [[circle]] O¹-HD¹⁽✓¹⁾-OG¹ OG²⁽✓²⁾.OG³⁽✓¹⁾. O²-HD²⁽✓¹⁾-TT¹ U¹.U².U³.U⁴.U⁵. T¹-OG⁴-HD³⁽✓¹⁾-TT²-OG⁵-OG⁶ [[in margin, pencil cross]] U⁶-HD⁴-HD⁵⁽✓¹⁾-HD⁶ U⁷. OS³⁽✓¹⁾-OS⁴. OG⁷⁽✓³⁾ OS⁵⁽✓²⁾. O⁶-HD⁷⁽✓¹⁾ TT⁽✓¹⁾ before attack - bird in U⁸ attacked - U⁽✓¹⁾ after attack - U⁽✓¹⁾after being attacked OG⁸⁽✓⁴⁾. O⁷-HD⁷-TT³. HD⁹-HD¹⁰⁽✓²⁾-HD¹¹-HD¹² HD¹³-HD¹⁴⁽✓¹⁾-OS⁸-HD¹⁵. U⁹.U¹⁰. OS⁹⁽✓³⁾.OS¹⁰⁽✓⁴⁾. V¹¹-P⁽✓¹⁾ before attack - bird¹²in U attacked - U⁽✓²⁾ after attack - U⁽✓²⁾after being attacked. HD¹⁶⁽✓¹⁾-TT⁴ TT⁵. HD¹⁷-HD¹⁸⁽✓³⁾-HD¹⁹-HD²-HD²¹-HD²²OS¹¹⁽✓⁵⁾. OS¹²⁽✓⁶⁾.HD²³⁽✓⁴⁾.OG⁹⁽✓⁵⁾.U¹³.U¹⁴.U¹⁵.U¹⁶.U¹⁷.OS¹³⁽✓⁷⁾.OS¹⁴⁽✓⁸⁾.OS¹⁵⁽✓⁹⁾.OS¹⁶⁽✓ ¹⁰⁾.OS¹⁷⁽✓¹¹⁾.TT⁶⁽✓²⁾.TT⁷⁽✓³⁾. HD⁽✓¹⁾-TT¹⁸ after attack U⁽✓¹⁾ before attack - U⁽✓³⁾ after attack U-Px²¹⁸ before attack. OG¹⁰⁽✓⁶⁾.OG¹¹⁽✓⁷⁾ U⁽✓⁴⁾-HF⁽✓¹⁾ after attack P⁽✓³⁾ before attack - U⁽✓⁵⁾ after attack - P⁽✓⁴⁾ before attack - U⁽✓⁶⁾ after attack - P⁽✓⁵⁾ before attack - U⁽✓⁷⁾ after attack [[hashes in the left margin]] Moderate and medium U with eyes half closed. Eye ring prominent. [[image - drawing of a halfway open gull eye and a quarter open gull eye.]] [[in margin, pen circle]] [[circle]] LCN¹⁽✓¹⁾-LCN². U⁽✓²⁾ before attack - U⁽✓⁸⁾ after attack P¹-P²-P³-P⁴. U¹⁹. TT⁹⁽✓⁴ ⁾.LCN³⁽✓²⁾ U⁽✓³⁾ before attack - U⁽✓⁹⁾ after attack - U³x²⁰-P⁽✓⁶⁾ before attack-U⁽✓¹⁰⁾-HF⁽✓ ²⁾ after attack-U²¹x⁴-P⁽✓⁷⁾ before attack-U⁽✓¹¹⁾ after attack -U²²-OS¹⁸⁽✓¹²⁾-U²³.Ch¹-Ch²-Ch³-Ch⁴-Ch⁵-T²-Ch⁶. Ch⁷-OG¹²- HD²⁴⁽✓²⁾-TT¹⁰-Ch⁸-M-Ch⁹-HD²⁵-TT¹¹.-Ch¹⁰-Ch¹¹. Ch¹².Ch¹³. [[hashes in the left margin of next paragraph]] The burst of choking, in the above paragraph, was very clearly as expected. Two pair disputing. Both choke; but one pair much more than the other. At apparent future nest site. ♀ at one time choking with eyes completely closed. Half closed at other times. Choking with bent legs alternating with Choking sitting down on tarsi. ♀ alternated her choking with many T's, apparently orientated with reference to the male (her own male)
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