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August 17, 1965
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Going to work at a comparatively low altitude on the western (dry) side of the mountain this morning. Where Ater-Scan interactions, and mixed flocked including [[underlined]] A. rufinucha [[/underlined]], were seen a few months ago  Arrive 5:15 am.  Still dark.  Cloudy. Little or no wind.  Everything quiet.

Some bird sounds ca. 5:22. Possibly some type of DC.  Then silence.  Then a variety of miscellaneous bird sounds 5:41 am.  Then silence again.  Then more sounds.  Possibly some hummingbird(s) - although apparently not [[underlined]] Colibri [[/underlined]].

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5:56.  See single [[red checkmark]] [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]] singing.  Perched 6ft up in small tree in sparse scrub.  Apparently alone.  [[underlined]] Song very differnet from that of the Quito rufinucha [[/underlined]]!!!  Stretches of rather slow, whistled, chatter or Twitter, interspersed with real R's!!! NODWA

Bird moves thru scrub.  Uttering similar sounds at irregular intervals.  Then I hear some Atlapetes Whistle Songs (without R) in distance.  NODWA.  Then Atlapetes shut up.

6:03 am. Hear a few Dubusia Songs.  [[underlined] Exactly [[/underlined]] same place as a couple of months ago.  Dubusia shuts up.  Then a few more Atlapetes chatters.  Then more Atlapetes Whistle Song in distance.  Then more Dubusia Song.  [[underlined]] No [[/underlined]] overlap Atlapetes and Dubusia.

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Then see [[red checkmark]] Dubusia. Perched 8 ft up.  Exposed. In tree above thick low scrub.  Alone.

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Well! 6:03. See [[red checkmark]] single [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]] (probably not same individual seen before).  Moving quietly thru second growth scrub.  2 - 8 ft up