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[[circled]] 46 [[/circled]] In any case, it is (further) evidence that mixed flocks are not most highly developed where the number of species is least (i.e. where competition between species might be expected to be least intense. NOTE: According to my altimeter now, the altitude at the station here now is 10,650 ft. According to the guide book, it is 3452 m. Comparison of these figures will tell me if my altimeter is working properly. September 1, 1965 Pico Espejo Going to work from station #1 this morning. Arrive 7:20 am. Working along usual path up hill. Weather is fine. There still is some "general" bird noise. But no Songs. Path has been cleared since April. 7:28 am. Not far from station. See single Red-tailed Squirrel. Apparently alone. 25 ft up trunk tall VSF tree [[left margin in pencil]] VI H O [[/left margin]] [[left margin in blue]] VI H O [[/left margin]] [[left margin in purple]] VI H O [[/left margin]] [[left margin in green]] 29 31 [[/left margin]] 7:32. Some distance further on. Area low second growth scrub. See mixed flock. Includes 2 WM [[two green, 2 blue checkmarks]] Atlapetes, 1 [[1 green, 1 blue checkmark]] Synallaxis, 1 [[1 green, 1 blue checkmark]] other bird. 3 - 4 ft up. WM's fairly noisy. All birds close together. Then WM's fly down hill. Into scrub where I can hear [[underlined]] B. nigrocristatus [[/underlined]][[2 green, 1 blue checkmarks]] This probably should be classified as joining! Synallaxis f [[right arrow]] WM. 7:52. Some distance further along, see another squirrel apparently alone. Probably same species. Now going way along path up hill. Where I went in 1962 (but not last April). Everything [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] quiet. 8:21. 7990 ft. Edge VSF and bamboo scrub. See single [[circled in blue]] 16 [[/circled]] [[1 red, 1 blue checkmark]] Yellowbelly. [[left margin in red]] 17 [[/left margin]] 10 - 25 ft up in small trees and tangles. Noisy. But definitely alone.
