Field notes, v1603
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K.Selander, 1954 32 O. chispensis March 29 3 mi. SSW Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico A.M. 6:21 1 in 2nd nest up, working, silent. 6:23 Flew into tree, 10ft. up 6:28:5 on apl[illegible] log on ground 6?24 on ground picked up straw and worked up tree to 10 ft, then to 2nd nest up. 6:25 Two others foraging 10-12 feet up along lower limbs. 6:25:5 One flew to ground, returned 10 ft. up in tree with straw, then flew to 3rd nest up (=lowest nest) 6:26 Same kind flew to ground. - 6:29 bird returned with straw to nest # 2, 6:29:5 flew to ground 30 feet from the nest, 6:30 one kind foraging on log on ground, another on ground hunting nesting material. One foraging 2 5 feet up in tree, inner branches. 6:37 birds singing in palm window "chang - cee - ca" 6:35 One bird sitting on fence post calling "gua", another in log pile. 6:36 Two foraging in heavy vines 10ft. up. 6:38 two kinds working up vines in high tree 50 ft. up and foraging along branches of this tree - some branches very thin. 6:34-47 Seen Nothing! 6:48 Two birds on log getting nest material 6:50 one flew to nest # 2 from 10 feet up in tree, staged in nest nestled 6:52 Second kind flew to nest # 2 with straw - "ow - quo - quaw, ow - quw - caw, ow - quw - caw" at nest entrance quiet alone. 6:54 Some kind pulling straw from old nest in same tree & returned to nest # 2, 6:54 flew to tree 10 ft. up / 12 ft up / 15 ft up - working up - 6:55-flew