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Atlapetes, May 22, 1962, II.

DCing apparently fall silent. If this DC is uttered by rufinucha, then the birds probably start to feed immediately after DC.

(I might add that I am sure that this DC is not uttered by the local thrush. The birds did not sound like thrushes while moving about. And the early song of the thrush began just after the DC stopped, and was quite different in quality.)

5:58 am. It is now quite light. And at least 1 rufinuchha has begun to utter day song in the hedge from which the DC came (although not exactly in same place). Some songs with R. Then all without. Bird seems to be moving down toward where I watched a bird singing yesterday. Yes! It has now, 6:05, reached area where I watched it yesterday. All its songs still without R now. Most songs composed of 5 notes. Only a few of 4.

It looks as if several [[male symbol]] rufinucha sleep close together in same hedge here. Then move apart to own territories to sing there. (The DCing bird I followed most closely was moving in the opposite direction from this singing bird here.)

Singing bird flies away & shuts up 6:09 am.

This bird certainly appeared to be completely unmated.

6:13 am. The same or (more probably) a different bird singing further away. Peculiar song. No R, but extra notes added at end. Phrases essentially double. "Keeyoo kew kuh-kuh-kuh keeeeee kew kew."

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