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June 6 near Tzitzio
a good list. Never saw birds foraging toward twig
outer branches, as does himilis. Both - almost all
foraging is done along branches & fair size, especially
near-horizontal ones.
Flight is rapid & direct & flights are long. The
birds are wary & alert & it is necessary to use 16
gauge shells to get them; they tend to move through trees
rapidly when approached & none of the birds seemed
confined to definite areas. Flight, average perhaps
30-40 yds but I saw flights of 75 yds or 70-, always
the bird remains low when flying - not unlike
jozurus. In general appearance & behavior gulorio
is similar to jozurus - but seems much less noisy?
vorforans.
At 5:00 P.M. we heard a short "th-heart" note
which I at first thought was that of Chordeiles minor.
Several large swifts were flying low (40-50 feet)
above the grand v coming from the NW (where there
are a series of cliffs). One passed low over the road
& I got it with a long shot with a high-power 6-shot.
It is a San Jeronimo Swift - hitherto recorded only once
Izntla Antecery, Chiapas, & in the mountains at Matanal.
I should judge that there were at least 5 present,
possibly, 8 or 10. They flew around camps for about
1/2 minute but I couldn't get another shot. Then
they flew SE. Two other spp. of swifts were flying
in same area at same time - one a medium to small