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[[margin]] V HO 26 28 Cy [[/margin]] 8:59. Slightly above road. See mixed flock. Includes [[2 green checkmarks]] 2 Firebellies, [[green checkmark]] 1  Yellow-faced Whitestart (definiltly same species as on Munchique), [[green checkmark]] 1 juv. Cy. In scrub 5-15 ft above ground. Whitestart j ------> Cy. Cy j -----> Firebelly. One Firebelly flies away; the other birds do not follow; at least not immediately.

9:17 Further down hill, see single Firebelly (one of the same individuals) in top small tree. At first alone. Then single Yellow-faced Whitestart j-----> Firebelly. Then Whitestart flies away. Firebelly f-----> Whitestart.
Slight rain starting 9:20 am.
[[margin in green]] 30 [[/margin]]See wren and what may be juv. Agriornis [[Green checkmark over "Agriornis"]] go from bush to bush, in direction in which Firebelly and Whitestart went. Then, a few seconds 
[[margin in green]] 31 [[/margin]] later, see single [[underline]] Dubusia [[/underline]] [[Green checkmark over "Dubusia"]] (definite) following same route in same direction.

Finally leave 10:20 am.
Comments:
I. Mixed flocks certainly were [[underline]] much [[/underline]] less common today than yesterday, in spite of the fact that the weather was so much better today than yesterday. This would suggest that here, as in the Western Cordillera, bad weather [[underline]] encourages [[/underline]] the formation of mixed flocks.
If so, why did I get the impression yesterday that the mixed flocks were most conspicuous, and probably larger, during slight, temporary, alleviations in the abominable weather?  Possibly moderately bad weather is encouraging, while [[underline]] extremely [[/underline]] bad weather is discouraging???
II In general, the birds here, today and yesterday, would appear to be almost exactly intermediate between those of the Quito region and thos