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Ring-bill  May 18, 1955
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Arrive Pelican Island 4:00 pm. Hotter than hell. Clear. No wind.

Have moved one nest closer to the other. Call owner of nest K, neighbor X.

[[circled]] K [[/circled]] P. Rolls one egg out of nest. Then goes to sit on remaining one. No reaction by X. Then sits on one egg in new nest site. No reaction at all, except both birds mildly alert. Fight. FR.U.FR.FR.

[[circled]] X [[/circled]] [[female symbol]] P. [[circled]] X [[/circled]] [[male symbol]] Fight. ch. (redirect). P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.P.

K rolls second egg out of nest. Goes to sit on old nest-site. Leaving both eggs exposed. Giving up experiment 4:23.

Copulation posture of [[male symbol]]
[[image]] 
Swollen throat
fluffed toward rear of head and neck

Still far too hot for the birds to be doing anything.

Cop Call rhythm is faster than O-glik.

Still incredibly dull 5:50

Violent choking, by both birds, after a cop attempt.

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[[image: drawing of gull head with bill open, throat expanded]]