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II. I am gradually coming to the conclusion that Guadelupe, as a whole, is about as humid a region as any I have ever worked in. Only it has less tall forest ("USF" - type) than some other regions. 

III. It has just occurred to me that White-spectacled Whitestarts are relatively rare, or absent (?), at relatively high altitudes here. The absence of real Yellowfaces, or the ecological equivalent thereof here may go far to explain the relatively poor development of several flocks here. (Similarly, the relatively poor development of several flocks here may go far to explain the absence of Yellowfaces.)

[[red pencil]] See also Merida notes, Sept. 1965 [[/red pencil]]

August 22, 1965
Páramo de Guasca

Going to work in usual place here. Arrive 5:28 am. Still quite dark. Cloudy. Already some bird sounds. Probably thrush Songs.

Thrushes Singing quite steadily 5:35 a.m. [[underlined]] Obviously [[/underlined]] in reproductive condition. There also are a few other bird sounds now, but nothing very much yet.

The vegetation here seems much as it was a few months ago. I.E. the burned areas do not seem to be growing up very fast.

Near first Atlapetes Whistle Song (1 phrase) 5:44. NODWA; but completely overlapped by thrush Songs.

Everything much quieter 5:50 am.

There is fog just above road level now. Gradually coming lower!

More Atlapetes Whistle Songs 5:54. NODWA.

[[left margin]] [[red pencil]] Laf 1 [[/red pencil]] [[/left margin]]

See a single Laf fly by. [[two red pencil checkmarks]] silent and alone.

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 5:58. See single PL Atlapetes Singing Whistle Songs. Perched 3 ft.