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March 9 Chatham Bay, Coros Island, Costa Rica
The "A" song was very Grosospiza like, sounded a buzz two-parted,
fair light pitched and very buzzy, cha wi:zzzz, occa-
sionally with an end note cha clizz. The song was
only about 1/2 second long. They also have a short,
buzzy song which is less certhidea like, cha binn, and all
the songs have much of a Grosospiza quality. They have
a high descending whistle, — which may or
may not end with a low buzzy "wizz" note, on one
pitch. The call note is similar to a small Grosospiza,
while a "plew" note is like a distant Evening Grosbeak.
Several other short notes I cannot sure not be entirely
assigned to the species. Saw one nest, a domed affair
of fine root about 20 ft up in a small tree. The flesh
has the slow, baby-trick appearance of the other Grosospizes,
and the wings and tail (short) always look very round.
The flycatchers are not so common as the finches, about
1 pair per acre on the whole. I saw only 10-12 of the
birds but they call loudly and all day through to
about 3 P.M., when everything shuts up. Only one call,
which I suspect is given by both members of the pair,
and frequently by the (?) alone, could
be assigned to this species, the high pitched, musical series
tut tut tut tut tut tut "slowing a little tow-
ards the end. The "song" is about 1/2 second long, the notes
distinguishable but just barely countable. The birds forage
almost exclusively in the high canopy and are easily
distinguishable by their very long tail and olive-yellow color.