El Salvador field notes, v4515
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desired Rock Wrens. The birds were very shy and we only got those between us. And of the birds I got was a fjow and the other an adult. The 3rd bird was also a jiw. They were reasonably common in most of the Rocky areas. It is the San Miguel Rock Wren without a throat and is as black as a female redwing. They cutainly dont look like Rock Wrens but the habit note and song are typically Salpentine . The jiw seemed to be the bird that was singing as I heard the song then immediately saw the bird and shot it. Another Wrens were anywhere about. The "newyba" just was found after some searching and the female "Shot. The bird sat very closey and did not flud till the beak was touched. Turn flew for 75' and dove into the glors. In 15 minute it stuched and was shot on a stick at the place where it dioffared. The bird however was a male just very active I. The other bird was