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LLW015
1963
Aimophila humeralis
August 8
7 am, S. Parrla, Puebla, Mexico
at least 1/2 hour.
Followed this pair across open area to trees/shrubs along
stream valley after seeing juveral plumaged bird [illegible] begging from chest. Or sat up in exposed perch giving
occasional tzrip note while I foraged on ground. Foraged
across open area where grass - 1/2-1/2 inches tall, then to edge
of tall grass + small shrubs. Sometimes fluttered up a little
to hop across tall grass. Saw butterfly up + snapped white
moth she had flushed from grass. Missed + flew after moth
finally caught it in grass then disappeared into or behind
some thick ground vegetation. Began to hear softer +
higher tzrip - like notes from near ground in trees/area
where I had been foraging. As I approached young fledgels
across stream bed + into thick tangle of shrubs + fallen
tree limbs. Collected both parents + flushed young into
exposed perch on legume branch where collected it.
This was first time except when first seen that
young was not hidden in dense vegetation.
When first seen I had been watching & foraged
& lost both birds as they went uphill. When I followed
they both flushed into exposed perches near top of 15 foot
tree. Both then began preening vigorously. This lasted 5+
minutes until first heard call note of young. It then
hopped into view about 12 inches above ground +