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JPMayers
1974
Tryngites subruficollis
03
Tower Llanos, Estancia Medeland, 35 Km S. of Siuancha by road, Ptdo dt Madariaga
Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
17 January
cloud
bird and within a few feet on either side of the transect. Other bb's
curled land behind or to the side, tnot get chased until they, the first
bird had turned around. Chasing involved: raising + lengthening of neck followed
by running and then if the other bird was far enough - flight. Land within:
1' or 6" of others. Also seen 3-4 times with other bb's (in
1.5 hr) and once to WR feeding on Corupie (even tho the bb did not
then feed on the corupie). Once however wetter bb flew at this one
with his beak on the "transect" - This one then turned around + continued
feeding. But a golden cama + chased both buffins all. Wing flashes seen
in this bird 3 times during morning.
18 January
0655 - buffy baffle - 15m N of tower. Branch jumping + wing waving. No vocalization. Ended
with one of the birds being chased away. A buffin within ca 90° arc + 25m N-NE of tower.
0710 - more buffy aggression - in (0,0) bigunto, chasing off another bb. 0711 buffy recorded intact sample
(0710) in (4,6) flew to edge of (3,1) (0,0) (4b) + displaced bird. The birds appear more to be
much more dispersed than they were when we first arrived - it is too bad that I [illegible] wait
till 0655 for the first reading - even tho! I think such a wait was necessary in order to re-
move the after effects of our coming. 0713 been watching 2 buffins that came together near (3,6) - (3,3) again. One bird (A) definitely moving toward the other (B) rapidly - and slightly
outstretched. Moving flasher just running toward. Very subtle displacement (if it were seeds), at
least in terms of display rather than direct attack. I almost invariably kept on one side of B. When
they have separated, without penetrating into the area A had been using. 0730. Displacement
using wing flashes in (0,6) area. But the "displaced" bird just flew around behind the displacing
bird, where the latter had just come from. A directional phenomenon on later has been observed yesterday?
0735 - another bb flight. Began with two buffins (a pair?) flying
~ 55 m (!) in order at other. A' had been crowding beside another bb in the center
of the small unit. A' flew directly to the new bird, so as if he made the