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Mixed Diglossini, Mar. 14, 1966, II. [[circled]] 36 [[circled]]

all the Scans heard Singing today have been in trees).

[[margin]] CC [[/margin]] Then see single CC alone, 3 ft up in "hedge".

Also see single [[underline]] Attapetes leucopterus [[/underline]] in hedge. Silent. Apparently alone.

Rain starting 3:40. Quite hard. I have to retire to car.

[[margin]] Scan [[/margin]] Scans stop Singing during hard rain. Rain becomes a little lighter. 3:45 pm, however, and the Scans resume [[underline]] immediately. [[/underline]] NODWAH

See a single Yellow Grosbeak alone. In "hedge".

[[margin]] CC [[/margin]] Also see pair [[underlined]] leucopterus [[/underlined]] alone.  In hedge (This is exact same pot where CC was seen earlier.)

Then hear Altapetes Whistle Song.  [[underlined]] Completely [[/underlined]] overlapped by Scan Song Again & again

Single Yell Grosbeak flies by alone 3:58 pm.

4:02 Further down road.  See 2 [[underlined]] leucopterus [[/underlined]] fly by alone.

Sun out again 4:07 pm.

[[margin]] Scan [[/margin]] 8375 ft.  Still more Scans Singing NODWAH.  [[underlined]] Population of Scans here must be both enormous and dense.  [[/underlined]]

Some of the Singing Scans are perched as low as 25 ft up. But most seem to be around 50-70 ft up!

More [[underlined]] leucopterus [[/underlined]] Song completely overlapped by Scan.

[[margin]] Ater [[/margin]] COMMENT:  This looks like an [[double underlined]] ideal [[/double underlined]] place for Aters.  The fact that I have not seen any (so far) this afternoon is slightly puzzling.  Probably they are present, but in non-breeding condition and "skulking".

Going back up road.  4:16. Hear still more [[underlined]] leucopterus [[/underlined]] Whistle song completely overlapped by Scan.

[[margin]] CC [[/margin]] 4:18.  See single CC.  Silent & alone.  Flies into Eucalypt.  Lands 20 ft up.  Gradually moves at least 50 ft up.  Definitely feeds on Eucalpyt flowers.  Then I lose sight of the bird.