Visited Sand Prairie this morning before work with no specific goals in mind. I hadn't been there in a couple of days and figured I would snoop around and see if I could find any new nests or observe any behavior. I have ordered two new compact flash drives on which to record songs, and it looks like I should be able to obtain some data. There were at least three birds still singing at 9AM this morning, following their usual habit of vocalizing from an elevated perch. Many of them seem to enjoy short persimmons no higher than my waist, and many seem to favor a particular tree.
I revisited nest #5 and was surprised to find a second egg in the nest once again. Just over a week ago I visited the nest (which initially had 2 eggs) and there was only a single egg. This would indicate that the sparrows laid another egg in spite of losing the first one to predation.
I also visited nest #8 and did not see any sign of the young sparrows. I am hopeful that their departure from the nest was a success.
On Monday I will surveying three new random plots and will be collecting plants to press.
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