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9:52. See 1 or 2 Yellowfaces 3 - 4 ft up in thick second growth edge pasture.  Uttering "CN"s or "SHN"s.  Apparently alone.  [[underlined]] But, [[/underlined]] at [[underlined]] exactly [[/underlined]] the same time the Yellowfaces become conspicuous, a Cy begins to Sing. Typical phrases. NODWA. This Cy seems to be at least 100 yds from the Yellowfaces.  Nevertheless, it is quite possible that its Songs were a response to the appearance of the latter.

10:08. See 1 Yellowface madly chasing another.  Flying over scrub along road.  Uttering SHN's.  Obviously hostile.  Alone.

Leaving 10:10 am

SEE ALSO TODAY'S NOTES ON MIXED DIGLOSSINI

COMMENT: It is obvious why mixed flocks are so rare here.  Because both species and individuals are comparatively [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] rare here.  This is, [[underlined]] by far, [[/underlined]] the most depauperate

Probably I saw even fewer flocks here today than a couple of months ago because many of the birds (especially the Yellowfaces) are in reproductive condition now

Presumably this area is depauperate because of the very recent extreme destruction of natural vegetation.  But there is one very surprising aspect of the area.  Even the patches of natural vegetation which remain, apparently untouched by human hand, (and there are quite an appreciable number of such patches, some of which are quite large), [[underlined]] appear to be almost as depauperate as the obviously "gutted" patches. [[/underlined]] This would suggest that some sort of "shock" effect has spread throughout the population of the [[underlined]] whole [[/underlined]] area.  could this "shock" be the interruption of "normal" inter-specfic social relations???