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Tuesday
June 1

Arrive colony 4:30 am. A little more clear sky than yesterday, but still cold easterly wind and some cloud.

C2 down by 4:33.

P back also, but that's about all — of the birds I can observe 

4:45

Transcription of that aerial "CC-AC" (intermediate) (see yesterday) should rather be "tuh-t-t-tanh"

Shape of head in aux. U. [[image: sketch of bird head]]

More birds, many more, seem to be coming back to the colony — rather than leaving it — at this time 5:01

Swoop - hovering rise with "CC-AC". Repeated again and again. At something on ground (as inevitable ?)

Well. Well. Well: Female & male at A. I miss original M.C. Male flies off. Back. MC of male U-O-PAG-U, female U-HF-U-PAG-U. Males flies off. Back. MC of male U-HF-U-PAG-U-C[[M]]-U. Female U-HF-HF-HF-U-PAG-U. Male flies off. Back. MC of male U-HF-U-C[[M]]-U. Female does U-HF-HF-U. Male flies off. Back. MC of male U-HF-U-O-U-C[[M]]-U. Female does U-HF-U. Female flies off. Male follows her Female goes straight to X male and displays with him. MC of male U-O-T-O-O. Female O-U flies off. 

D stauels in posture comme ca .. giving charge call.
Charges to attack call and then attacks intruder 5:18.

[[Image: darker sketch of bird]]

[[Image: sketch of bird]]

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