DuVal, E.H. Journal Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui Prov., Panama 11 April 2004 This is our last full day of the short field season. I woke up at 4:30, full of nervous energy and planning how to make the most of the day. But the day itself has started out clear, calm, and still - just what manakins don't seem to like. My first observation session was almost completely quiet. Eileen would say "never trust a manakin." Crested Oropendolas were in the area as I started the watch at BRI. Before that, Julie showed me the Pauraque nest - a [illegible] depression in the leaves, with leaf litter cleared away to make a slight bowl. The eggs are pinkish with brown speckling and are about twice the volume of a lance-tailed manakin egg. We again flushed the female (male?) looking for the nest - she blends in so perfectly that we couldn't see her at all.