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5 mi. N Tehuacan, 1676 m.
May 26 also in the rows of yucca and , importantly, in the
tall trees in the flat land, including those surrounding
the marshy area. They seem more common in the
latter habitat type than on the slope. Nests are placed
in all types of vegetation - mesquite, yucca, "olive-
like" tree, "orange-leafed" trees, with seemingly no
species preference.
They were one in small groups. At one nest placed
30 feet up in a "orange-leafed" tree along an irrigation
ditch I collected 3 birds (see catalog) as they
came individually to the nest. I collected another in
a mesquite tree a short distance away and later
heard another call in some general area - so 5 birds
probably centered about this nest. As I watched, two
birds of this group were together on a tuna - they
gave a cha-cha-cha - repeated swiftly, and with
posturing of similar type given by bunmles. Later one
of these birds flew and in a short tonic a third bird
flew up on the tuna where the same performance was
repeated. About 70 yds away, 30 feet up in a
thick-leafed tree there was another nest and about
this centered another group of 4-5 weas, several
of which I collected at different times during the day.
In the same general area I came upon a group of 4
(probably more) in a row of tall trees along a path.
Examined one empty nest placed in a small tree
about 9 feet up but found no eggs.