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are about 20 - 30 ft away at the time, fly over to j ^[[right arrow]] PL - Whitebeard - Little Striped - Cy group.  Flock is "crystallizing" rapidly.

Cy continues to sing vigorously.  All phrases rapid twitters preceded by 4 "Tsit" intro notes. [[underlined]] And all NODWAH [[/underlined]].

PL j ^[[right arrow]] Little Striped Flycatcher.

7:20.  Flock birds still around.  But rather quite and unconspicuous. Group apparently not very coherent now.  Then I see single Yellowbelly in general neighborhood of group.  Yellowbelly flies off.  [[underlined]] Nothing follows. [[/underlined]]

Flock seems [[underlined]] very [[/underlined]] diffuse now 7:25.  Yellowbelly flies back into area; but doesn't land very close to any of the other birds.

[[underlined]] Does good weather [[double-underlined]] dis [[/double-underlined]] courage mixed flock formation here, while bad weather [[double-underlined]] en [[/double-underlined]] courages it [[/underlined]]? (If so, it would be [[underlined]] another [[/underlined]] indication that mixed flocks are highly developed in this particular area.)

7:30.  Now all the flock birds seem to have gone from area.  Probably they have drifted up hill.  Presumably together.  But probably as a very diffuse, and quiet, group!

Going downhill myself.

See single Sooty Thrush, silent and alone.  20 ft up in AS.

Then Single Cy appears 6 - 12 ft up in scrub 30 ft away.  Sings repeatedly from different perches.  NODWAH.  Also apparently quite alone.

SEE ALSO TODAY'S NOTES ON MIXED DIGLOSSINI

7:45 am.  There does not seem to be any group now where second mixed flock was seen yesterday.

Then I go for a walk along road.  Nothing where third flock seen yesterday 8:05 am.

8:15 am.  Some considerable distance down road.  8750 ft.  Region of thick, rather diverse, not very tall [[circled]] VSU-AS [[/circled]].  Come across large mixed flock.  Includes at least 3 PL Atlapetes, 2 yellowbellies, 2 Blue & B