Field notes, v4149
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July 21 grone One chase by ♂1 led up into Eucalyptus trees to the chest fully 20 feet when the two were lost to sight. After less than a minute, ♀3 hopped off her perch, and just after settling called beep 5 times, then remained quiet; ♂1 returned to his perch after 2-3 minutes with complacent, began singing. On the 21st these encounters continued. On the 22nd ♀3 was not present. The locally present ♀7 typically patrols an area which includes the two described here. The week July 15-22 had been persistently foggy, and this may have contributed to the heathlthy of ♂1; his status molt was no doubt also a factor. In any event, this situation shows that while in the midst of molt, an adult male may come far from though not with persistence compared to the other parts of the year, and under continuing stimuli may engage on chases comparable to