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1988 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
Volcan Lrazu
16 Mar 0915 Around the ravine E of the hotel, I hear &
see several birds (>2?) They karrit a lot, no few
watas heard. There are acorns on the oaks
0940 Watched a ♀ fly to a Fence post, then fly to the
ground to Forage (hopping around) For 35 sec. She
Flew into a tree where she stayed @ 1 min, then she
returned to the post, then the ground (same area) and
Foraged in the grass for 1:40. She took small pecks
in the grass - presumably after small prey items (no large
prey items were observed taken). There are 4 or
birds in this general area (within hearing range) I
don't know how many groups.
1000 Found nest. I dub thee Ravine Group. Nest is @
25 m high, diam nest ht 25 cm, dir 120° (no
declination figured yet). A ♂ visited the hole (looked
in) then moved up. Soon a ♀ did the same, ♂
left. Then another ♀ came out of the hole. Both
the ♀♀ had light eyes and adult crowns, Cooperative
breeding! Well, not breeding yet. I watched hole and
saw ♀ removing chips - but it is a deep hole - I'll
be watching for egg tossing.
1020 New group = Bluff. There are at least 8 birds
here. An oak is currently dropping acorns on the inside
of the road curve. Many (if not most) of them are so
large and round that I doubt if the woodpeckers can
carry them. Many are @ 1 inch in diameter. Nonetheless,
there are many empty or partially eaten ones on the