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DuVal,
E.H.
2005
Journal
Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui, Panama
29 Apr [can't]
I approached. I took the chick and fed
him a few wiconis berries that I had brought
along in anticipation of the abandonment. With
"Red" in tow (he's got one red band) I netted
the E-58 female near Fen and then
headed home. I'm not sure what to predict
regarding OAW's abandonment potential - she froze on
the nest as I set it a few feet away
from her, and lost no feathers.
Anne and I have been discussing
a side project on female personalities -
there seems to be a strong divide
among "wolder," "flushers," & "freezers" - I
wonder if the personalities are stable any
nests for the same female, and any year.
Is there a differential rate of success for
fledging young for each type? How can we
standardize personality measures in females?
30 April 2005
I again spent the whole day on nest
errands. I caught two unbanded mothers
in the morning, one of which was a red-eye
female resting in exactly the same
place as PRW did in several
previous years. In the afternoon I hiked all