El Salvador field notes, v4515
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142 I believe three and four to be the usual set. The nests near the tops, and in the most inaccessible places seem to have been the favorite sights that were picked first. There are many accessible nests now with incomplete sites and building while before there were only a couple of accessible nests in the whole colony. There is always a great deal of squabbling going on and occasionally a real fight follows. This is especially time when the nests are close together. Some of the trees the crown is actually solid with nests. All in the tree range to which one can not get. The trees sway up and rock when the flock leaves. The trees will often break with the nests as they are very brittle and bored out by termites. The trees used most often by the birds are killed or nearly devoid of foggiage due to the guano. The sitting birds are always scamming three nests about and fighting back and forth. They seek resters and don't stay