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DoVal,
E.H.
2001
Journal
Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui Prov., Panama
7 May [unit]
Slow. Eric & Katie did two
watches & nest-searching each.
It started to rain at 3:30pm
& I had to close all the
nets quickly. Of course, there
was a soggy female in the
last net (WYA). YYB eluded me,
again.
8 May 2001
For the third time, I tried
to target-net YYB and didn't
catch even one manakin. The
E-22 chick was gone, but
the egg was still there. I
checked E-23, in the spiny palms
near SBE, and there were two
small chicks, 1-3d. old. I went
back staked it & after a mere
5 minutes, ♀ B-- landed on
the nest & started to regurgitate
food for the nestlings. Then
she saw me and stopped,
paused, & flew up to a
tree over the path. A few
seconds later, I saw ♀ BAG