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March 25, 1966
Atacaso

Going down further along road below San Juan. Arrive region 8690 ft 5:58. Just starting to get light. Cloud cover.

Dawn chorus in full swing when I arrive. DC. Rfl's. All sorts of things. There may also be Diglossine sounds in the general hubbub, but they are rather drowned out.

Certainly, a lot of birds in this area must be in breeding condition.

NOTE: There is rather poor scrub and pasture on one side of the road here, and rather bush forest and scrub on the other side (across ravine).

SEE TODAY'S NOTES ON MIXED DIGLOSSINI

6:47. See single [[underlined]] ^[[pencil check mark]] Basileuterus [[/underlined]] type. Probably [[underlined]] nigrocristatus [[/underlined]]. Moving thru "hedge" edge pasture. Silent. Definitely alone.

Then see single [[underlined]] Atlapetes [[/underlined]] Singing. Definitely [[underlined]] ^[[pencil check mark]] rufinucha [[/underlined]]. 4 - 5 ft up tree edge pasture. Definitely alone. Then joined by mate. Both birds move off thru "hedge". Lots of PN's and Greetings. Birds ranging 2 - 6 ft up. Still definitely alone

6:58. See single [[underlined]] B. ^[[pencil check mark]] coronatus [[/underlined]]. 6 - 20 ft up mixed forest and scrub across ravine. Apparently alone

Fog coming in, 7:02 am. Go on down to area 8475 ft. Lots of bamboo. Some scrub. Occasional trees. Everything quiet. Fog is beginning to turn into very light rain.

See a single Sooty ^[[pencil check mark]] Thrush alone. 7:15. 8390 ft. CORRECTION: This thrush is associating with a definite mixed flock. Other birds include at least 1 [[underlined]] ^[[pencil check mark]] Uromyias [[/underlined]], 1 [[underlined]] Basileuterus [[/underlined]] or [[underlined]] Hemispingus [[/underlined]] type, 2 [[underlined]] ^[[2 pencil check marks]] rufinucha [[/underlined]], and 1 ^[[pencil check mark]] Plush-capped Finch. All birds very quiet. Moving 2 - 8 ft up thru mixed-bamboo scrub. [[underlined]] Uromyias [[/underlined]] definitely in lead throughout