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[[circled]]21 [[/circled]] I have twice seen small arboreal, brownish squirrels here. Once fairly low, near the [[?]]. Once high, by the TV Station. Neither was with a mixed flock. Out for a walk this afternoon. Come across mixed flock. [[margin, in purple]] VI HO [[in red]] 72 [[/margin]] In rather sparse trees and scrub along stream. Group includes at least [[green checkmark]] [[underlined]] xanthocephala [[/underlined]],[[green checkmark]] [[underlined]] cyanocephala [[/underlined]][[green checkmark]] 1 BYB.[[underlined]] xanthocephala [[/underlined]] in lead at least part of the time. All in trees 10 - 20 ft above ground. Uttering "CN" and PN type notes. [[margin, in red]] Albi [[in green]] 75 [[/margin]] [[female symbol]] Albi ][[green checkmark]] j ________→ group, for at least a brief period Then stream about same altitude as [[?]]. 2:50 pm. Edge larger path forest. Hear a few Laf-like phrases. Presumably the Yellow-faced Whitestart. 8225 ft. 2:58. Up to now whole trip has been in sunshine. Now we reach area where there is fog and rain. [[underlined]]Immediately [[/underlined]] we hear more bird sounds. Transition [underlined]] very [[/underlined]] abrupt. See single Sooty Thrush alone. No it is a pair. Region low second growth scrub. Then a Sooty Thrush appears. Supplants one of the others 3:16 pm [[margin, in red]] 13 [[/margin]] 3:42 See single Yellow-faced [[red checkmark]] Whitestart in high second growth scrub with some large bird (Sooty Thrush???) Large bird flies off. Whitestart stays behind. Then see a large Nuttalanis-like flycatcher j_______→ Whitertart. Then flycatcher moves on. Whitertart does not follow. [[margin, in red]] Albi? 14 [[/margin]] 4:05 Region thick mound growth scrub, between forest and pasture. See single "Glauc". [[red checkmark]]. Flitting about low in scrub. apparently looking for insects. Also, apparently, probing at base of orange tubular flower. Really, [[underlined]] I don't know what this is! [[/underlined]] Looked chunkier than all or most [[male symbol]] WCC's. I didn't see the bill. But this bird did have prominent white tufts or, more likely, white axillars and/or whole underside of wing. Cons
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Saffron-crowned tanager, (Tangara xanthocephala)
Red-necked tanager, (Tangara cyanocephala)