DuVal, E. H. 2002 Journal 8 March 2002, continued Isla Boca Brava, Chiriquí, Panamá 8 March, cont. EAT the spider or not, but he was definitely pulling at the web near to where the spider was sitting. The spider was still in the web when the manaki flew away. 9 March 9 March 2002 We went as a group to WEL ½, 3, x 4 this morning to get the locations down, & then Ryan, Becca, & Julie rotated through those perches for the morning (Ryan did WEL 3 in the afternoon). All was extremely quiet, but the afternoon was quite active all around the island. GAR(On) was QRing with a SDM by GULY, & my watch at FBE2 included many instances of RYV chasing BPY. Was BPY NOT alpha last year, as I had thought? Or is RYV just moving up & forcing BPY to a lower position? Is BPY just plain getting old? And if the risk of having a β partner is that they may usurp the α role, it opens all kinds of skew theory possibilities. I saw 4 DMs at FBE4 - just looked there in passing because two were QRing. Two males flew down to the up & did a fly-at display while two others