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Dacnis, Jan. 31, 1968, I   

in the same tree as a flock of Blue Honey creepers (who were doing the same thing). But the birds eventually moved on and began to feed, and the 2 species seemed to segregate completely.

Dacnis, I  

February 4, 1958
Barro Colorado

I have seen several more Scarlet-thighed from time to time (including this morning), always in pairs apparently, generally very reminiscent of Blue Honey creepers in feeding & flying movements (and their TF's and WF's seem to be identical), but they absolutely do not associate with any of the Honey creepers (or the Blue Darnis as far as I have seen)at all.

Also watching an apparently single female Blue Dacnis this evening. Uttering single CN's repeatedly, at a few second intervals.  The posture from which she gave these CN's was approximately as follows:

[[image - sketch of a bird]]

Tail slightly but definitely lowered with each note, and then raised back to previous position.(I wouldn't pay too much attention to the fluffing of this posture. After the terrific rain storm last night, all the birds seem to be more fluffed than usual.) The CN's themselves could certainly be transcribed as "Tsit", as I have done before; and they are certainly reminiscent of the CN's of the Green Honey creeper (if definitely weaker), but they also have a very faint tract of the "husky" quality of the Blue Honey creeper/s HCN's (although I do not think that