Field notes, v1536
Page 543
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Patelha 1946 Ara militaris 62 Oct. 16 El Batel, 70km. NE Mazatlán, 5100 ft., Sinaloa One pair heard and/or seen flying westward through the pass in the morning; returning through the pass later in the day; this occurred daily until this morning when Russell collected the male of the pair on its westward flight. Yesterday, in the late afternoon after a light rain, a large flock of 40 or 50 was seen flying northward along the ridge above our camp. Oct. 18 A pair was observed perched a few inches apart, atop a dead pine, on the east side of the ridge above camp. They remained here fully 15 minutes, squawking almost continuously and periodically gorging through some tending maneuvers which I could not make out well because of distance. Then they took wing and soared several successive in circles over the forest and against the sheer cliffs of the east face of the ridge.