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LLW014
1964
Aimophila rufescens
August 9 Emi.E. Guernasco, 5900+/-, Morelos, Mexico
Joined by other member of pair which perked at same spot from other side.
Then both dropped to ground - one following other by 10-15 feet + squeak.
flashed one or both from ground + flew off to SE where squealed.
foree/
then to ground + foraged off to NE. When I approached ? flew up from
faint
ground & worked rapidly to top of same 25'+ foot tree when I watched.
flight /
Then flew (til pumping) to W+ dropped slightly - sang from new perch. ?
flew up into thick shrub + disappeared.
0855-1600 relocated pair 8 (possibly pair 6 went to E in territory). flew up
from or near ground. ? walked to NE when sang when I sat knuckled
on 2" dia. branch (8'up) - giving occasional chir. ? back to just SW of ?
?chir/
+ ? began to move about in tree. both then flown downward ground to SE+
frase/
squeak, walked over there + saw mostly ? working on ground + up to
3- 7 feet up in shrubs. ? would fly off to NW+ sing then return. ? chirping
chir/
(peek) most of time - churring occasionally. ? into interior of shrub + ?
to tree just NE. ? began churning as ? flew out of shrub as I approached.
flew up to lead branch of tree (6 foot up) where sat pruning. ? flew over &
both flew into shrub worked three shrubs - chirping regularly. ? flew off to
NW when sang + ? off to SW to thicket as I approached shrub. Young
bird flew from about 3 feet up over (20+ yds) to where ? had gone. Followed
+ ? stayed within 10-15 feet of yr in shrubs & low branches of trees -
very higher than 3-4 feet, chirping regularly occasionally with stop to
chir for 5? sec. ? worked three area once + then off SW to sing.
interesting
Two Basilentus virgifrons flew in + also began chirping + scooing.
Walked to close as 10+ feet + then walked out of sight. At about
0930 (after 10-15 minutes) young (nearly full grown) began to work up from