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DuVal,
E.H.
2005
Journal
Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui, Panama
1 April 2005 - Today we all staked nests again, and Steve discovered that two of our target females are unlaid. I continued to have no luck with the E-12 female (she's nesting where PYP did last year or the year before - could PYP be getting wary?). I netted for 2.5 hours at the nest near Claus's house (E-41) and at one point flushed the female into the net but she struggled free before I could get a grip on her. Argh! I just took an easy job and made it difficult... Anne entered data for ~1 hr. in the afternoon. We've only got ~18 records entered at this point, and we're producing up to 15 records per day! We might have to drop back to just entering summaries for a while...
While I was mistnetting at E-41, I explored along the coast (John's land in this area now belongs to Max from Denmark who has lived in Costa Rica for 15 years). I found a nest of a Mangrove Black Hawk in a tree overhanging the high tide mark. The nest was ~20 feet high and 1.5-2 feet in diameter, constructed of twigs. One of the parents vocalized aggressively and followed me as I walked. I kept an eye out for full-on