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LL Wolf
1967
Oriturus superciliosa
August 11
2 min N Tres Cumbres, 9150 +/- ft., Morelos, Mexico
0715- flushed pair from grass on lava hill up into nearby pine.
One moved them branches from 8-12 feet up. One stayed on bare dead branches while moved out to tips in middle clumps.
Both giving tsit notes + mining. One in middle clumps twice worked down to 6-8 feet above ground, only to move back up.
Both then flew to 5-70+ yds to lower branches of next pine.
Then disappeared. Heard sharp tsit notes from near 1st pine +
flum quiet. Tried to flush birds with no success.
0805- adult up 8'-foot arched stub branch (1/2