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94 JOSEPH HAYOOCK
MELANERPE FORMICIVOROUS
CV GRANDE
HNHR
17 April (cont.)
9:50 Saw ♀ + ♂ go into nest cavity, ♀ 2nd, ♂ left first after 30 sec - 1 min, ♂ left 1 min later, unable to identify ♂
10:20 dk-blue / m ? in main granary [2295]
10:30 midgreen black? in main granary [2172]
10:41 3-4 birds chased ?
10:43 orange-blue/m and ? / ? together. [1616] and orange-lt-blue main granary [2295]
orange-lt-blue/m mauve? [1616]
10:50 2026 leaves main granary no one follows w/in 1 min
11:04 2026 leaves main granary none follows w/in 1 min.
11:05 orange-lt-blue/m looks in nest hole.
11:14 ♂ removes wood clips from nest hole.
11:15 ♀ enters nest cavity leaves.
11:17 4 bird return from nest tree to granery tree.
11:18 3 birds flew to west of nest - too far to obs.
11:22 See that bk/dkgreen [2172] remained at granary.
11:23 ♀ returns [2026], to main granary
11:24 See orange-lt-blue/m [1616] in main granary w/♀. [2026]
11:25 [2026] has been doing a lot of fly-catching throughout observation
11:43 [2172] enters nest cavity, ~30 sec (after [2026] looks in, stays ~5 sec. then leaves. ~30 sec (after [2172] leaves.
11:45 Ends obs. In general ♂'s do not seem to be mate guarding, but group is more or less staying together in the same tree (i.e., within a few minutes of one leaving others will follow - this does not happen within seconds usually)