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DuVal,
E.H.
2004
Journal
Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui Prov., Panama
10 April 2004
I staked next E-2 and saw VOY (6)
acting very nervous. The chick is doing fine.
I entered data for the rest of the morning
and part of the afternoon, switching off
with Julie. Then I did a watch (1-hour)
at BTE4/1, where RGW and GBY were
duet-singing for long, high bouts. The
watch was interrupted after 20 minutes
when a down-whistle chorus of surprising
intensity convinced me that I needed to
check out the threat. Down near the
BTR spiny palm area, manakins were very
(Lance-tailed are the only manakin)
down-whistling like crazy, mobbing a
particular spot of underbrush. There were
also yellow-green vireos, a male red-legged
honeycreeper, and Swainsons thrushes as
well as a few flycatchers. As I approach,
a largish, mottled brown bird slightly
smaller than a roadside hawk flew
away toward BTR. I followed and
caught a glimpse of a medium-sized
owl (estimated) perched low and standing
very erect. The tarsi were feathered,
and there were intricate patterns of
darker brown on the cinnamon-brown wings