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Hear a couple of Yellow faced Whitestart songs in distance.

Then see pair of [[underlined]] cyanocephalus [[/underlined]] [[2 red check marks]] feeding in tree, 20 ft up, also in low scrub, 2 ft up.  Alone uttering "PN"s.

[[left margin in colors]] 27 VIII 49 Cy [[/left margin in colors]] 

8:35 a m. Different area 7850 ft. Scrub & trees along ravine. (One of the areas where I saw big mixed flocks in 1962). See a small mixed flock.  Approximately 6 [[6 green checkmarks over number]] individuals.  Includes at least 1 Blue & Black 1 dull [[underlined]] Tangara [[/underlined]] (juv. ?) species unknown [[underlined]] (heinei?) [[/underlined]], 1 Cy, 1 Yellowface, others. Blue & Black f [[right arrow]]. Cy f [[right arrow]] group. Yellow-face f [[right arrow]] group.  All birds 6 - 12 ft up.  [[underlined]] Both [[underlined]] Cy and Yellow face sing frequently while with group, but not simultaneously.  No overlaps. Cy feeds purple berries.  Yellow-face flycatches. 

Group was first seen when it flew into tree where there were 2 squirrels already.  The two squirrels obviously pair.  Both very small [[underlined]] (Microsciurus?); [[/underlined]] Generally warm brown, medium dark (but not at all rufescent).  [[underlined]] With brilliant white bellies. [[/underlined]] Probably same species seen earlier this morning.  But certainly [[underlined]] not [/underlined]] same species seen in other areas such as the Sierra de Merida.  Squirrels absolutely ignore birds.  Birds quickly fly off.  Squirrels make no attempt to follow

Presumably, if associations between squirrels and birds are not purely "coincidental", they are formed by the birds joining the squirrels rather than vice versa.  (This seem obvious, in view of the locomotion of the 2 types of animals.)

[[left margin in red]] Cy [[/left margin]]

All the Cy songs with flock composed of "tsit tsit" Intro Notes followed by long rapid, "formless", Twitter.

Leaving 8:50 am.

NOTE: there have been "white-leaved" Cecropias just below all 3 areas (Piedras Blancas, Santa Elena, and Boqueron de