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Journal
Isla Boca Brava, Chiriquí Prov., Panamá
8 June cont
for the rest of our time on the island,
so that more of the peak season can
be devoted to observations next year.
Then again, it's useful to document
the decline in display perch activity, &
the male associations still seem to
be stable.
We showed Frank the dancing
video we have so far, & he was
appropriately impressed. Yidkira had already
observed it near Bee Trees, before the
area was cleared.
The video on tape 3 now includes
some good footage of Mark singing his
"Mayore Adventure" song (in honor of
his nests located on the Frank-named "Mayore
Adventure Trail") as he skips away down
Main Street. It's amazing, given our
luck, that Danielle, Javier, & Oldecimo
didn't round the corner to see that.
Centipedes abound, now that it's really
the rainy season, and Frank thinks
he saw a tinamou perched in a
tree near the restaurant a few days
ago. I have been hearing a haunting,
quavery whistle that rises in pitch &
is repeated ~5 times. It could be