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Davis
1957
Playa de Santiago, 1 km NW Marquillo, China
Nov. 1, 1957
But am now not sure what species orao, represented here. The call note heard frequently is a “fee”, indistinguishable from the call notes of P. caerulea in California. Grasspints Myiozetetes similis were more common along field edges than we have seen them heretofore. Icterus wulfski was common everywhere, in fields & and wooded brushy areas. Vermilion flycatchers were also common. Several bee-wolves were noted (species?). One Orchard Oriole seen in a field. Several flocks of Brewer Blackbirds noted, some by themselves, others flying with flocks of Boat-tailed Grackles. Yellow-breasted Chats were seen by the river & along field edges. One Tolmie Warbler seen.
The most-most collected, an adult?, was one of two le-ffording to my speaks to owl calls, probably one of a pair. By my Owl collected was in an acacia-like tree, being mobbed by Hooded Orioles, Rickelated Warblers, and other small birds. This owl did not answer my calls at any time. The stomach of the most-most contained two large green caterpillars and one large beetle. In general, the area worked today presented the usual variety of birds seen in cultivated areas interspersed with thorn scrub: Grackles, Tropical Kingbirds, Vermilion flycatch-ers, Orioles, Grasspints, Social & Derby flycatchers, Ground Doves, & a few Talfboti Doves. No Seedeaters noted. Western Flycatchers were virtually absent