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Lake Omeqa, 200', W of S. San Miguel, El Salvador
Feb. 9, 1942.
Blotches on the dorsum, and a variegated head.
The blotches, which were rather faint posteriorly,
were greatly intensified on contact with
the forechin.
What hunting in p.m. found
a trail which led to a small water lagoon with
bog in the dense forest W of camp. Took a Tiger
Falcon (1200) from a dead tree in the middle of the
bog. Shot a Spotted-breasted Wren (1199) from
a dense tangle of vines and shrubs on the bank
of the Rio San-Miguel, and a Bang's Magpie-jay
(1202) from a tree in the open forest between
the dense jungle and the Mimosa scrub. It was
with 3 or 4 other birds, all screaming vociferously.
At dusk, on my way back to camp, just where
the open forest and Mimosa scrub, heard a
high-pitched, nasal "unk" from a tree, and saw
a bird perched about 40' up in this tree, hunched
up and turning its head from side to side. It
resembled an owl in the half-light, but when
collected proved to be a Black-collared Hawk
(1201). Marshall collected his in nearly the
same place while out-hunting at night. This
spot is about 1/4 mile from the lake. In the daytime
these hawks stick to the lake's edge and feed
primarily on fish and lizards.