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ular circles. For a while, the Yellow faces were leading. But then the other birds stopped following, and turned in another direction. So the Yellow faces also turned, and followed the others.
        At one point, there was a single hummingbird XIII feeding on pink flowers 8 ft up underneath flock. But it apparently left almost immediately,apparently without paying any attention to the other birds.
        Everything quiet now 2:20. Flock has moved off. 
        NOTE: This whole path seems much drier than the other one. 
        Reach beginning Alpine or semi-Alpine scrub, 10,200 ft, 3:10 p.m.
        Rain starts 3:30 p.m. 10,300ft.
        Up till now, we haven't seen nor heard a single bird. 
        But now I can hear a variety in the neighborhood. 
        See group Blue & Blacks 3:37. Probably 2013 individuals. 20 ft. up in scrubby trees. Very noisy, but apparently alone.       
        Rain stopped, at least temporarily. Starting down hill 3:40 pm.
        10,050 ft 3:55 pm. Came across another mixed flock. Includes at least 2 ^[[2 checkmarks]] Big Buthraupis, 2 ^[[2 checkmarks]] Whitebeards, 2 ^[[2 checkmarks]] [[underline]] Sooty Thrushes [[/underline]] 1 ^[[checkmark]] or 2 Yellowfaces, 2 ^[[2 checkmarks]] [[underline]] Oectheias [[/underline]], 2 ^[[2 checkmarks]] PL Atlapetes. Edge forest. Group quiet. Very diffuse. PL's range 2 – 20 ft up. All others 7 – 25 (or 30). Big Buthraupis [[underline]] apparently leaders [[/underline]]. When they fly uphill, all the others drift after. Sooty Thrushes certainly f [[image: right arrow]] group at least twice.
        Big Buthraupis must be similar to Firebellies in their social role. Tends to make relatively long flights. This often takes them away from groups. When it doesn't, however (i.e. when it doesn't take them "completely out of range" of their companions), it provides a power