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the hummingbird must be considered part of the group. Group as a whole may not be well integrated.

[[left margin in red]] Albi [[/left margin]]

The [[male symbol]] Albi spent most of his time taking nectar from very small [[underlined]] blue [[/underlined]] cup-shaped flowers (growing in clusters).  Also apparently looked for insects on leaves.

[[left margin in red]] Albi [[/left margin]]

COMMENT: It has just struck me that I have seen many more [[male  symbol]] than [[female symbol]] Albis with flocks.  This cannot be purely an artifact  Not due solely to the fact that [[female  symbol]]'s are less conspicuous.  Must reflect a real sexual dimorphism in habits.
 
NOTE: There is one point which I probably have not stressed sufficiently strongly in my notes so far.  The Slate-throated Whitestart [[underlined]] does [[/underlined]] seem to be a regular or almost regular commensal of flocks in this region.

5:32 pm "the Flock" area.  See small group. [[insert,in blue]] 1 [[/insert]] [[3 checkmarks]] [[insert,in pencil]] 201 [[/insert]] 3 - 4 Chlorophonias,

[[left margin in blue]] 24 [[/left margin]] 

[[2 checkmarks]] [[insert,in pencil]] 203 [[/insert]] [[insert,in blue]] 2 [[/insert]] 2 Brown Whitestarts.  All 10 - 30 ft up in trees.  Also hear Bright [[checkmark]] [[insert,in pencil]] 204 [[/insert]] [[insert,in blue]] 3 [[/insert]] Ruddy R's nearby.  Another small and probably not very well integrated group. 

Lots of thunder in distance.  It is going to rain again.  I am starting back down road. 

See lots of Sooty Thrushes.  All alone.

Stopping observations 5:45 pm.

NOTE: For statistical purposes, the whole of this afternoon's observations should be counted as 1 hr 00 min.

CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 

Some of the technicians from the CVM came up here today, and I learnt a lot of things

There are supposed to be two rainy seasons here: