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nd. Flock as a whole noisy. Lots of "CN"s. Also juv [[underlined]] Cnemoscopus [[/underlined]] begging very loudly and constantly 8900 ft.
  See group again a few minutes later. Yellow-bellies seem to have disappeared. Now the [[underlined]] Cnemoscopus [[/underlined]] are in the lead. 
  Group very coherent. All birds close together and moving rapidly.
  Overcast and windy now.
  Follow group a little further. At least one Yellow-belly has "re-appeared". [[margin]][[Red]] WCC [[/red]] [[/margin]] Also see that there are [[underlined]]2[[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] (or juv.) [[2 green checkmarks]] WCC's [[/checkmark(s)]] with group. At [[margin]] [[green]] 95 [[/green]] [[/margin]] one point [[female symbol]] WCC in lead, followed by Yellow-belly, followed by [[underlined]]Cnemoscopus[[/underlined]]. 
  Group disappears from sight 11:30 am
  Going for a walk this afternoon. Reach region where second "glance" seen the other day 3:15 pm. 8250 ft. Fog coming in. Get bad [[margin]] [[green]] 94 [[/green]] [[/margin]] [[8 green checkmark(s)]] view of mixed [[/checkmark(s)]] flock in tall trees, apparently mature; edge pasture. Most [[margin]] [[purple]] VIII HO [[/purple]] [[/margin]] birds 30-40 ft up. Unidentifiable. But with the flock is (are) 1 or 2 GT's. Lower than the rest. In branches [[4, in purple]] 20-30 ft up. These GT's certainly are [[underlined]]not[[/underlined]] the leaders of the flock. Follow the others.
  After flock leaves, I see there was a squirrel in one of the trees in which the birds fed. Usual species. It did [[underlined]]not[[/underlined]] follow the flock, at least immediately.
  I suppose that one of the principal advantages of mixed flocks in a very humid mountain environment is that the members have a better chance of seeing (as well as hearing) predators. A flock must be able to see further and wider in a fog than a single bird.
  3:45. See a single Sooty Thrush alone.
  [[margin]] [[purple]] IX [[/purple]] [[green]] 99 [[/green]] [[/margin]]  3:53. A little further along road. Catch glimpse another mixed flock. Includes at least 2 [[underline]] cyanocephala [[/underline]], [[2 green checkmark(s)]] 1 flycatcher, probably others. Also

Transcription Notes:
Does not include margin notes or checkmarks. [Now added] I believe that notes in this series make reference to Cnemoscopus (a species of tanager). This has sometimes been transcribed as Cueroscopus, sometimes as Anemoscopus.