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[[top left margin]] RD Sage 1965
[[top right margin]] 33 [[circled]]
[[underlined]]Xylocopa[[/underlined]] sp.
[[underlined]]5.5 km SE Desamparados, 1260m, San Jose, Costa Rica[[/underlined]]
[[left margin]] 10 August
11:25 Bee visible upon closer inspection about 2 inches up the burrow. 11:25 [male] Neoxylocopa flew by. It was flying a little bit higher (3-4 ft) Flew by from the west & then up the hill to the SE.
11:28 bee came to entrance. A small [[chrysidid ??]] flew by the entrance at distance 1-2 in & bee immediately withdrew back up burrow.
11:40 Sighted female Schoenherria flying about rotting tree 40 ft NE of nest 6. Located female starting a nest. Watched her for two minutes All of sudden female Mega dropped out of unseen burrow 1 ft above.
[[left margin]][[image - diagram of locations of nest 39 and 40 on tree]]
 Scared the Schoenherria away from nest Schoenherria flew around 2 ft away. Mega went back to nest. Schoenherria returned to tree & buzzed around close to trunk looking for hole site. Finally stpped flying and started to work again. Male Mega came out hole flew down within 3 in of Schoeherria & then flew back to hole - Scoenherria didnt stop work This hole the Schoenherria started was 5 in below the one at which I first saw her. This first hole [[strikethrough]]didn't mac[[/strikethrough]] was about 3mm deep. It looks as if she started 2[nd] hole from start. At three feet you can here the chewing sound. 11:53 Schoenherria still digging. Schoenherria oblivious to me at 20 in. work is done with mouth & fore legs seem to pull chips out. Nest is just below

Transcription Notes:
Schoenherria (can't tell if this should end with "0" or "A") unable to make male and female symbols