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May 26 II

Lots in dump field 9:26

O.O.O.O²⁶. OL.OL⁴. T.T.T.T¹¹. U.U.U⁸.

Lots of cop attempts again. Some apparently successful. None interfered with. Two after which male did U-HF. One in which female resisted by jabbing upward (certainly Not FB). One in which male, after mounting stood a long time, waving his wings, and doing FBT at the same time.

Rain 9:35

U before attack⁹ O.O²⁸.U.U¹⁰.

Leaving 9:40

Saturday, May 29.

Arrive small colony 6:25 a.m. Sunny. Fairly warm. But clouds piling up.

C back by 6:30
Also D or E bird
C alone, displaying at [[flwrs?]]

Repeat. Bill — at beginning of real O — is almost closed. Starts to open with notes as O [[right pointing arrow]] OL. Then I think, tends to be less widely open at the very bottom of OL.

Major panic 6:35. Starts to break up quickly

[[image]] O [[attituted?]]

Almost complete Long Call given from pure O posture!

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[[image: sketch of bird]]