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J.P.Myers
1974
Tryngite subroficidis
53
Tower grids, (1,18) region, Catania Wieland, 35 km S. of Juancho by road, Ptdo de Wladarioga, Provincia de Bs. Aires, Argentina
12 November
(Cont'd)
flew in a circle around what it had understood to be to borders - flight a gliding type, landing at
various points in the circle near after other birds + then flying again. 1220 - bird on 176
remarkable for the amount of time that they have been preening + poor concentration lack of
aggression. Then just at 1228 a few began feeding and 2 supplanted (other). 1253 - the
flock took off for the Arrapo - going low ad east in a fairly direct fashion, all visible left.
landing picking up feeding again. then direct turned arrapo. a dramatic event: However within
the next five minutes birds began arriving before 1300 and by then there were supplanted
the sites of supplantation were consistent with this area's territories. 1306 - simultaneous
supplantations. 1307 again - a heli flight from 7 m. Buffy did not stay off grid as long as they did
last month - perhaps the cool + very damp weather is responsible. 1510 golden called again but none
left. [Note - Lois followed buffy from 1134-1153 on 164, supplanted consistently for-
first 12 minutes + then stopped. some confusion so to exact ID. then after several minutes of
hovering the encroachment of another bird it supplanted. For the next hour it was being
consistent, this bird, however, appeared more 'drunk' or hunting: if it was preening then
encroachment was guaranteed until the preening session was over. Further, supplantations were
quite - a lot of perimeter walking, and raising little runs - would have off rather than chase.
However, there were also several light/drift helicopter supplantations (one of which resulted in the chased
bird running away with raised wings) showed border ~ 8m toward tower from (0,0) unit.]
1324 - Supplantation from (0,1) -> (1,1). same supplanter has been active all morning.
1351 - Sup. in (0,0) - chased bird shunned away up. does that mean it was returning to its
own turn? 1451 - all birds took off and are flying over the field headed toward arrapo,
but came back + whirled over the (1,18) region. 1456 - Tryngite returning to grid + immediate
supplantations 1458 - same bird supplanting, followed by gliding around in circle area
territory in same place where this happened before. After 1500 we began taking peek
data - counting #'s pecks/15 sec. for a 2 min period after a single buffy. Data
in Grid 16 looked like pattern on 176 and broken down by sub unit. 1504 - side run
supplant revealed into a hopping flight, then flight clear - the supplanting bird (same)