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siesta. Later we saw
more of the Black Vultures
along the beach. There were
clozes of birds sitting about
and would only move to
get out of my way.
about 3:30 we went up
on one of the hills and
there flushed a pair of
Inca Doves from the thick
brush. Later we flushed
more and finally heard
them give their double
whistle coo. In the
brush we also discovered
some sort of Quail about
the size off the Mountain
Quails. The female had a
flushy light brown or tan
top, not quite conspicuous.
The back was rich brown
with tan or white streaks.
The wings were similar. The
neck was steel gray.
The female was not too
bright and seemed to have
not crest yet we saw saw
her very poorly. She had a
call unlike something like a
Mountain Quail but high
pitched. The under part of
the birds could not be seen.
On the same location we
saw several Flycatchers much