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74a
Puerto Harnea
1 June 8 Once I shot a bird which was foraging 100ft. or so
up in a pine . It fell calling and was followed down
to the ground by two other birds which dove at it +
gone scawking , excited calls . I saw one bird
cling to a fir trunk near the ground . When I
approached closely - all birds flew . These wrens
are not really wary however - it is just that they
seem constantly on the move - especially early in the
morning . Just before 9:00 I found a lone bird
foraging in a small oak near a native cabin
-about 10 feet up. The bird made no sound as I
watched for several minutes . Just after collecting
this bird I walked past another small oak, heard
a single soft call - turned to see a wren foraging ~
7feet from the ground . This bird also called.
Saw no preference for any type tree . Occurred in
all types - pine - oak - fir .
Calls - )a staccato , syncopated 1T) 1 T , given
by pair of birds . Common + similar to call of
Zonatus ' che
2) [ { ] - given by lone bird repeatedly x
loudly .
3) I > o' , P J - che - cha - common.
4) a rambling staccato series of che or chit notes
given whenever a pair moves - given in flight
+ core bond to flight call of zonatus .