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LL Wolf
1964
Amophila rufescens
August 7 5 mi E. Cuamavaca, 5900+ ft., Monlos, Mexico
west edge of large hill. o♂ huds + sings several times when nears road. joined by ♀ + squeal. then move to east side of hill + more squeals + churring. seems to be response to chur notes coming from one of pair #5 over boundary. then quiet.
0900 - watched a Melozane kiseri forage thru weeds at NW edge of fern. #2. Moved + foraged in same manner as rufescens.
0903 - o♂ began singing - when I found him was on the bare trunk close to trunk of 10 foot tree.- ~ 1/3 way up + in shade. ♀ foraging on ground in weeds around patch of 7½ foot shrubs. o♂ flew to S + ♀ came up from ground + went to S. beyond o♂ then both disappeared.
0910 - moved ¼ mile low down road. found at least two pairs rufescens. one came from across road to N. + squealed as landed in shrubs at far of tree. Both flew 4-5 feet farther + squeal again. Repeated again. Then one dropped to ground + began foraging while other moved into shrub thicket. After 3½ min. one followed by 2nd flew across road to N - one landing in canopy of a 10 foot S tree 1/3 way up. Other in 4½ foot shrub just below- no squeal.
Squeal of another pair 70± yds. to SW so moved over them. found them foraging on or near ground. one up into 15-20 foot tree where foraged in canopy. Moved from leg thingy to keep thingy acting like a vine. then moved closer to road (squeal after landing) when one foraged in weeds + low branches of shrub while other sat on exposed perch (dead horizontal branch). Occasional nervous movements. Exposed bird then flew down to join other + both foraged toward road.