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[[top right margin]] 10 [[circled]]
[[top margin]] [[strikethrough]] Journal [[/strikethrough]]
[[top margin]] Xylocopa sp.
[[underlined]] Playas Cocos, sea level, Guanacaste, Costa Rica [[/underlined]]
[[left margin]] 11 July.
to one of the yellow legumes which was growing in the midst of the blue flower
13:20 Returned from lunch & immediately checked the blue flower patch. A large black Xylocopa was visiting the blue flowers. It also attempted to visit another yellow flower (see     ) unsuccessfully once and then successfully on the second try. The first time it landed on the flower the lower petal fell off. There was one Schoenherria visiting the flowers at that time.
13:45 Checked the spot where the Schoenherria had been defending a territory but no bee was there. Strong gusty breezes still blowing. Apparently doesn't hinder bee activity.
14:00 7 black bees working the field Shade is covering the first flowers in the SW. corner of the plot.
15:00 7 black bees working the yellow legumes. 1 Schoenherria on the blue flowers. It may be that the total number of Schoenherria were only those which I caught earlier & this one.
15:30 10 bees working yellow flowers. No Schoenherria ^ [[on blue]]