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LLW014
1964
Amphitila humeralis
July 24 Canion de Lobos, Pai E. Cuernavaca, 4800+ft, Morelos, Mexico
1000 - heard several more chatters & counter-chattering between
pair #3 + pair #5.
July 25 Canion de Lobos, Pai E. Cuernavaca, 4800+ft, Morelos, Mexico
nest #1- no adult sitting on three eggs at 0605. or sang twice
from just uphill (just below road) while I looked at nest.
0615 - arrived at area of pairs 1,2,3 on east-facing slope.
0630 - sun hits this part of hillside.
0631 - pair #3 chatters from tree in gully. then silent. flew out to
slope (5) tree in area dominated by such trees in place forming almost
a closed canopy. this on N side of gully, 30+ yds to N. sat quietly once puffed
once at foliage. Then flew on 30+yds to N. where chattered again from near
top of 7 foot tree. Sat quietly for 25+sec then flew on to N when chattered
again from same sort of tree. then do w uphill - landed but no chatter.
Then to NW (out of sight) where chattered. Appears that pair #3 + #4 may be
identical.
0643 - pair #3 chatters from 6 foot Acacia, 75+ yds N of gully. One then hops
but into plain view while other stays hidden.
0645- both fly to top of 25foot tree at Wedge of gully. when chatter. start
chatter < 1 foot apart + facing same direction. Then one which had been
wing flicking (right) copiously worked up to top so 15+ inches from other
& facing in opposite direction, still wing flicking but not as vigorously - alternating
both wings.
fly to S. to other side of gully,
0648 - pair #3 chatters from tree #2 followed immediately by chatter of
pair #1.