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Mixed Diglissini, Mar. 9, 1966, I
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Pifo). Arrive 6:005 a.m.  Just starting to get light.  More or less clear.

[[margin]] Ater [[/margin]] Can hear Ater Twitters already.  NODWAH.

[[margin]] Ater [[/margin]] 6:09. There is a brief lull in Ater Twitters.  And then first Altapetes begins to utter Whitstle Songs!  NODWAH.  Then Aters resume.  Altapetes continues.  [[underlined]] Most [[/underlined]] of the Songs of the two species alternate.  But there also are many partial or complete overlaps.

Thrushes Singing in distance. Both Altapetes and Ater overlap thrushes completely at random.

[[margin]] Ater [[/margin]]  6:12.  Now one Altapetes and one Ater are alternating very precisely.  One phrase of one species alternating with one phrase of the other.  Repeatedly.  NODWAH for both.

[[margin]] Ater [[/margin]]  Aters shut up temporarily 6:15.  Altapetes continue.

There must be quite a [[underlined]] lot [[/underlined]] of Altapetes individuals here.

[[margin]] Ater [[/margin]]  Aters resume Singing.  Still alternating fairly well with the Altapetes.  Then Ater Songs become progressively rarer.  6:21.  Atlapetes continue full blast.

[[margin]] Cinir [[/margin]]  6:25.  See a single Cinir.  Silent and alone.

[[margin]] Scan [[/margin]] 6:26.  First Scan Song ("Fluck" Notes).  All other species, except Atlapetes, silent at the time.  Atlapetes Songs repeatedly [[underlined]] completely [[/underlined]] overlapped by Scan.

[[margin]] Ater Scan[[/margin]] Then Scan shuts up.  Ater Sings. NODWAH.  Then Scan resumes.  Ater continues.  Ater Songs completely overlapped by Scan. Then Scan shuts up.  Ater continues.  NODWAH.  Then Aters alternate with Atlapetes again.  NODWAH.

[[margin]] Scan Gen [[/margin]]  Then Ater shuts up. Scan resumes.  Completely overlapping Atlapetes again.  [[underlined]] Aparently Scan and Atlapetes do not inhibit one another, even though both may have a mutual inhibitory relationship [[/underlined]]