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June 1, III

2 MC's at C

[[left margin]] *55 ✓ [[/left margin]] (a) Male does OL1-T1-T2-U1-HF1-U2 Female does OL1-O1-U1-HF1-U2.

[[left margin]] *56 ✓✓ [[/left margin]](b) Second female  arrives and first leaves. Male does U1-HF1-U2-Cpr1-Cpr2-Cpr3-U3- attacks female -OL1-T1-T2-T3-U4-attacks female. Female does OL1-T1-U1-HF1-HF2-U2- HF3-HF4-U3 flies off. Male then stays in U.

[[left margin]] *57 ✓✓ [[/left margin]] Another MC at C. Male does OL1-T1-U1-attacks female. Female does U1-HF1-flies off. Male does T after she leaves 7:08

[[left margin]] *58 ✓ [[/left margin]] Another M.C. at C. Male does OL1-T1-U1-O1-T2-U2-T2-O2. Female does OL1-T1-U1-HF1-O-T2-U2 flies off. Male does TT after she goes.

Panic 7:12. Plane? Breaks up fairly rapidly

[[left margin]] *59 ✓✓ [[/left margin]] M.C. at F. Male does OL1-T1-T2-T3-T4-U1-T5-U (with CC). Female does OL1-T1-U1-HF1 flies away. Male immediately flies up, but does not follow her. Circles with CC.

[[left margin]] ! [[/left margin]] Is the "CC-AC" Call higher uttering than AC? Male F has been attacking coot with Swoop-Rise and "CC-AC" then lands, gives a burst of AC's, and then subsides 7:23

[[left margin]] *60 [[/left margin]] Pair at F site. M.C. Male does OL1-T1-U1-OL2-T2-HF1-U2 Female does U1-OL1-O2 then both attacked by another bird. Later apparently F himself.

[[left margin]] !!!!!! [[/left margin]] 7:35 What seems to be initial stages of pair formation at D [[strikethrough]] male [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] Female comes down to join male. Very lengthy M.C. Male does incredible series of OL's, O, T, U, HF's, PAG's and Cpr's. Also one Alarm Call. The frequency of T's and Cpr's was particularly noticeable. Female also does very lengthy series of patterns, but shorter than that of the male. Frequency of HF. Relative lack of T. A considerable number of PAG's contracted with few Cprs. Also usual O, OL's, and U's. Female relaxes, begins to preen in relaxed fashion. Male relaxes somewhat, but continues displaying at her - in bursts. He also continues G.C's, in which he is joined by the female -(but rarely) He then gives CC, attacks neighbor, circles back,
rejoins female, who has remained passively behind Again mutual M.C. Much as before, but [[?]]. All except males T which were relatively], and perhaps actually more numerous. Also relax in same fashion: Female completely, male