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Marshall, 1942
Buteo swainsoni
Los Escamiles
prob. this sp. (asquenas)
March 15 saw about a doz. or more soaring
s-e , turning E above s. peak -
then mist at about 10 am.
No flapping - wings semi-beat-sharp :
March28 Especially large numbers today -3 groups
of about 50 each in late afternoon -circling
+ rising, then coming off to s.e.!
Volcan de Santa Ana
Large flocks seen almost daily -
often came low enough to feed on cicadas & grasshoppers.