Journal Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui Prov., Panama 18 May 2001 Today Frank cleared Second Landing. Dance perch and all. He left our blue & striped flaga standing on their sticks, surrounded by nothing. It was such a beautiful spot, too. WVB's tree, where she nested for two years in a row, was cut down. Everything was, really. I need to see if we can get Frank to give me a little warning, so I can at least take b. before & after pictures. Luckily the birds don't seem to care so much. The same territorial males shifted over a few meters & were dancing for a female during Eric's watch. It's so depressing, though. The clearing goes all the way to the far rancho, as well. Big hunks of forest that I never explored, gone. We suddenly have four nests with chicks to stake. I got the females bands on one of them, but we've got an awful lot cut out for us.