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JPMyers
1974
Tryngites subruficollis
Tower Llanos, Estancia Medeland, 35 Km S. of Juancho by road, Attilder
Ptdo de Blas Macalaniaga, Pcia. de Buenos Aires, Argentina
23 January
cont'd
0820 - briefly fly from grid 4 over grid 10 to past tower. As it flew over (4,4) of
10 the buffy there in (4,4) [which is frequently there in (4,3)] raised its
wing + waved for a second or two. During the 0925 reading one buffy was
chased by 4 consecutive birds on grid 10. Border fight between birds in (4,3) and
(4,4) induced by the presence of the chased bird - 0926 border fight in (2,0)
between K and L - (bird L has been following - Grid 10 book p5). Very intense
fighting lasting 10 seconds then separated by 2-3 m and out for 2 minutes.
Heads alternated between heads normal + heads tucked. Then L got up, began mock
fording, started away but then jumped at K. Hopping fight for 5 sec then
separated by same distance as before, went into crouch, remained as such for <1 min,
then L flew over into (3,0). Lois this morning has followed 6 birds so far.
(see pp 1-5 of Grid book 10). First flew after 10 minutes, second after 11,78
(fornorth of there 2 are counts of agg. available) 3rd left after 30 min -
(in that time it chased others 6 times while taking flight) was
never itself chased by buffy, but yes by golden (I) and S. lapwing (I)
4th left after 15 minutes: chased others 4 times, left when it was chased
by buffy (2nd such event) chased 2 by Golden. 5th bird followed for 3
minutes, during which it chased other buffy once, but left when all birds took
flight. 6th bird remained full sample period (one hour). During that time,
it (4) was chased 3 times, and chased others 7 times. Activity strongly
centered in (1,1), (2,1), (3,1) (3,1). Defended larger area - as far as (4,2)
11 units (~275 m2). Has a border with K (above) in (1,1), (2,3)
(2,1) region. 0945 - I think that we are discovering that there is discrimination
within between neighbors and non-neighbors by territorial buffy. During the
0940 #10 sample there were 2 buffies in (3,4), both preening one was K,