Mixed Species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), 1960
date: label: Date Range
content: 1960-1962
label: Start Date
content: 1960
label: End Date
content: 1962
name: label: Alternate Title
content: Mixed Species flocks of birds (gregarious behavior), 1960, Cerro Punta and Quito
notes: label: Abstract
content: 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.
place: label: Place
content: Punta, Cerro
label: Place
content: Panama
label: Place
content: Quito
label: Place
content: Ecuador
label: Place
content: Pichincha
topic: label: Topic
content: Ornithology
label: Topic
content: Animal behavior
label: Topic
content: Ethology
label: Topic
content: Birds--Counting
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
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content: Moynihan, M.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA Acc. 01-096
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Martin H. Moynihan Papers, 1952-1996
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 1 Folder 12