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1993 M. Stanback
M. Formicivorus
RANT
(29 Mar) They were on the ground For a good 20 secs,
Fighting hard (trying to kill e/o). So we
had both 99 pink r green in hand and 2159
wastes no time in Flirting with the 285.
Fearing a takeover (r hoping pink would chase
chase 2159 into a not) we release pink r
2159 retreats w/o a fight. Damn. Quieted
down pretty Fast. We did however catch
white bill(!) again. In fact, one of the
♂ attacked him while he was in the net.
So in the end we brought back to Hastings the
8 NOBA r 9 green r 9 yellow r putem
in the aviary (after lapping the ♂: a difficult
lap (as most are For ♂)). I Finally decided that
I had Found testes (7 mm), but not 100% sure.
We leave at @ 2:30.
30 Mar 0745 Up nets r ready (+♂ in a cage). &
2189 ♂ chasing w Pink, but Pink holding her own
(Should've kept her yesterday, dammit). Caught 2189
who started being accepted by Pink. Eric saw
♂ w pink r black stripe (saw Lite/DP) = #2187
Quit at 1010.
31 Mar 1020 Arrive to Find a bit of chasing (peripheral birds
getting bolder) Nets up by 1030. Very serious chasing
(usually quiet) ♂ PP in intruder tree r getting chased.
1130 Caught Bickerson #1 (since only 1 there after). At
1230 caught " #2, Then, instead of going