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LL Wolf
1967
Quirica caerulea
August 3 5 mi E Cuernavaca, 5700 ft, Morelos, Mexico
0630 - watched ♀ that appeared to have blue head carrying nesting material from weed pile to small shrub in patch of shrubs on grazed mezz. no ♂ in sight.
August 4 5 mi E Cuernavaca, 5900 ft, Morelos, Mexico
saw pin -♂ & ♀- in area 75-100 yds W of nest. ♀ did not have blue head. nest is complete apparently + no eggs laid.
August 8 5 mi E Cuernavaca
1100 - nest contained one whitish (pale bluish in right light) egg.
adult not in sight.
August 9 5 mi E Cuernavaca
♀ with bluish-appearing head sitting on nest at 0700. contained only one egg. checked twice more during morning - last at 1130 + no 2nd egg laid.
August 10 5 mi E Cuernavaca.
0830 - checked nest + found 3 whitish - pale bluish - unmarked eggs.
2 are smaller than 3rd which must be a Bronzed Cowbird egg.
♀ not sitting.
Nest 95cm up, 11cm. - outside depth, 11cm- outside dia 65mm inside diam.
6.0cm deep set in ♂-crotch - exterior of weed stems, paper, + snake skin - lined with fine grass + some brown hair. Some greeble around supports.
Eggs. 22x16.5 , 22x17, 25x21 mm last is Tangarirus aennu? egg
1130- ♀ not on nest.