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Mixed Diglossini, Mar 16, 1966, IV
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NODWAH.

[[margin]] Laf [[margin]] COMMENT: Laf and [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]] Songs certainly are [[underlined]] well segregated [[/underlined]] here now. But on a rather more “macro” scale than I would have expected. 

All Songs stopped 8:17 am.

[[margin]] Laf [[/margin]] Then more Laf Song NODWAH 8:25.

[[margin]] Laf [[/margin]] Aha! After a long period of silence, 8:37, there is a sudden outburst of Laf Song. By several birds. At first NODWAH. But then a single [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]] starts singing again. [[underlined]] Complete overlaps. [[/underlined]] Then [[underlined]] rufinucha [[/underlined]] shuts up. Lafs continue. NODWAH.

Cloud coming up 8:43.

All Songs stopped again 8:50 am.

[[margin]] XVII [[/margin]] See a single hummingbird XVII perched silent & alone. 3 ft up.

[[margin]] Laf [[/margin]] Then more Laf Song in distance. NODWAH.

[[margin]] Laf XVII [[/margin]] 8:59. See single Laf. Definitely alone. Feeding on tubular white flowers. Same species on which hummingbird XVII and small green and buffy hummingbird have been seen to feed here.

[[margin]][[underlined]] Gen [[/underlined]] [[/margin]] COMMENT: The comparative rarity of inter-specific fighting among honey creepers and hummingbirds here [[underlined]] certainly [[/underlined]] is [[underlined]] not [[/underlined]] due to any lack of competition among them!

[[margin]] Gen [[/margin]] Well! Well! Well! 9:06 a.m. See single hummingbird feeding on [[underlined]] same [[/underlined]] species of white tubular flowers. And definitely putting bill to base of calyx!!!! [[underlined]] I.E. using Diglossa holes [[/underlined]]!

Unfortunately the species probably is unidentifiable. Small Straight  bell of moderate length. Largely green above. White spot behind eye. Buffy-ish throat. Largely grayish buffy below. But spotted or scaled with many blackish (iridescent?) feathers. Looks like a juv. molting into adult plumage! Short tail.

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