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Mixed Diglossini, Oct. 31, 1962, II  (6)

All songs except those of a single Grassquit over by 5:48.

Andean Sparrows here are not singing now (altho I have heard their songs lower down).  So I can't tell how their songs fit into the Grassquit-Albi-Bari complex.

^[[Albi?]]  One Albi singing steadily again 6:00 am.
6:05. Now I do hear some Andean songs. 6:05  Alternating nicely with Grassquit songs!

^[[Albi Bari]]  As far as I can tell, territories (or home ranges) of Grassquits, Albis, and Baris here overlap relatively little. Baris extend down hill from road and 20-40 ft above road. Albis extend above road. Grassquits seem to be concentrated around road.

I have yet to see any boundary disputes within or between species. 

Going up hill 6:20 a.m.

^[[Albi]]  Rather surprisingly, there do not seem to be any Albis [[underlined]] in [[/underlined]] the patch of wet forest, just above the road, thru which I have passed every day here. But there are quite a number in the edges

^[[Albi]]  6:40. See a [[male symbol]] Albi flying from tree to tree along edge. Usually 10 to 20 ft above ground. Singing in each tree. Picking insects off leaves between songs. Apparently ignores hummingbirds in same trees. 6800 ft. 

^[[Albi]] 7:20. Same bird, same place.  Rather silent. Only very occasional song. Then a migrant N. American warbler flies into same tree. (This bird almost certainly a Bay-breast in Eclipse plumage.)  Hops all thru tree, apparently looking for insects. Albi does not approach it (Albi is hidden in fact);  but does utter about 10 songs, more or less one right after the other, with some irregular pauses, until warbler leaves.(Warbler seen

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Moved "-pping" to end of previous page, per hyphenation rule. Added "s" to the end of "dispute" for the following sentence: I have yet to see any boundary disputes within or between species.