Mixed Species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), 1960, Cerro Punta and Quito Search this
Collection name:
Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
Physical Description:
1 field book
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 1 Folder 12
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Field notes
Place:
Punta, Cerro
Panama
Quito
Ecuador
Pichincha
Date Range:
1960-1962
Start Date:
1960
End Date:
1962
Abstract:
The field notes of M. Moynihan document his behavioral observations of mixed species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), in Cerro Punta and Quito, 1960-1962. Pages are numbered. Dated entries are headed with location. Includes description of location, time of day, identifies groups (by number and then includes list of birds in group by common name), observations of other animals in environment (squirrels), and interactions between bird groups. Sometimes include bird counts by type and sometimes specifies sex. Includes notes of possible cases of social mimicry and a list of citations. Locations include Nono near Quito, Ecuador; Pichincha, Ecuador; and Cerro Punta, Panama.
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