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2.6 mi. SE Tondal
March 27 Hunted in dense acacia and thorn-tree near place
where we took humilis March 24. Heard one call
of a small cactus wren. Two groups of cliospensis located, both around the few larger trees in the area.
T. pleurostictus seen in a low tangle of vegetation, and I observed a wren Dan quite certain was T. modestus in the same tangle.
The nest in the acacia by the tree in which we took humilis March 24 is a nest of the social flycatcher
I believe.
Found a pair of humilis-like birds along a road
leading from the new highway. They were foraging through
a row of small trees along a fence along the road.
In an acacia nearby are two large cactus wren nests.
(See photo 4-4). Call notes heard:
"cha-chit" - very fast and nasal, qua, qua-qua notes about same
as those sky before yesterday)
pitchel, there).
Songs given by one bird:
tilling chetter then who-tweet, who-tweet,
who-tweet, who-tweet - given rather fast. Lengthy song. On another occasion the song was more like
"ha-tweet, a-tweet, a-tweet, a-tweet.
one other time given as follows:
trile
MMM - a-tweet, a-tweet, a-tweet, a-melt,
a-tweet.