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C. Koford
Birds - General
19 March 1957
Chapman House.
Barro Colorado Is., Canal Zone
23 March 1957 at WMW 14ΒΌ a mealy parrot in
the anttrail eating 2" long green fruit (almond-like
bush, filsome range within, sticky juice).
26 March 1957 I saw a flock of approx. 100
hawks going over top of island heading NW. These pale
underneath with possible dark band across end of
tail. Broad-winged? About 50 Swainson hawks
seen in another flock. A hot smokey day.
23 March 1957 Near Frijoles I saw two juvenile
Jocoras with adult. Young were adult sized.
Jocoras also common on Chagres River at NW side of
mouth.
[illegible]
=Old Chichi House
3D March 1957 In evenings an owl called to
N. of Alice House, aa ooo' aao'; hoots last
one second with one second between. Sharp accent
on second syllable.
2 April 1957. This call said by Alexander Wetmore to be
Cicada nigrolineatus. I heard it again near Chapman House in
early a.m. of 3 April.
3 April 1957 Alexander Wetmore said he saw a wood thrush
near clearing. Last evening we saw a swift he called a
taro
Panyptila. In going around island we saw large reefs -
breasted knife fish and bluefish on bank at tip Irose Pt. One
flew into hole in bank. In Fuentes Estero there were new
nests in shrubs in water, for 10+ yds. from shore. Wetmore
said they were of Myzetetes.
6 April 1957 a dove nest (large doves) with nearly fledged
young in tree 100+yds. from shore near N. end of Dacked
Is. I took 35 mm. calm slide. Nest of twigs, 6' above
water level on horizontal base of branch.