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I did also notice that the Orange-billed Saltators were even noisier today than on previous days. Also 1 [[underlined]] bonariensis [[/underlined]] uttered a few TW calls. All of which might suggest that many things are starting to breed now.

In the afternoon we go past Unduavi again, but take the road that goes down hill, to Chulumani. Arrive spot 10,200 ft 3:25 pm. Looks like thick second growth near a farm

Nothing moving around, except a few small flycatchers and some Andean Sparrows. A few small tubular red flowers around, but not many Some of them have Diglossa type incurious in them

See a single thrush near house. The Brown species

Also a single ^[[1 check mark above]] Whitestart XXXIX. Apparently all alone.

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3:50. See a most peculiar little mixed flock. 1 ^[[1 check mark]] CC (this is only 100 yds from the farm house; 1 [[underlined]] ^[[1 check mark above]] A. rufinucha [[/underlined]]; and 1 ^[[1 check mark above]] Basileuterus (XLI or another - see note below). In very low but thick scrub. CC definitely leading! Followed for at least 20 ft by [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]]. CC in scrub 1 - 2 ft above ground. [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]] in similar scrub and on ground. Both apparently feeding. The Basileuterus followed them both for a few seconds; but I don't know if it continued long.

This Basileuterus looked quite like the XLI above, but it was only dusky on crown, [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] black. Are there two very similar species here?

All birds in this flock silent

A few seconds later see same ^[[1 check mark above]] Basileuterus alone.

A few seconds later still, I see a pair of the [[underlined]] ^[[2 check marks above]] Buthraupis [[/underlined]]-types (same as uphill) feeding in 20 ft tree above low scrub. Uttering "Ta-seeeee-seeeee-seeeee" type calls. As far as I could tell, quite alone (but I am not sure that I could have seen small birds at this distance)