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C. Koford
13
Journal
2000'
16 August /69
Rio Olmos, Dpto. Lambayeque, Peru.
mile of shallow stream, I saw about 50 toads, largest about
8" long. Three pairs in amplexus, the smaller green are on top,
larger brown are below. Calling toads sat fairly upright, throat
sacks bulging; when alarmed, crucked low but could be touched
without fleeing. // heard no anura copimulgidae / ML set up a
net on stream; about 1 hr. after dark she had a Mystic's Antilena (?)
an hour later another of second - no more by moving.
17 August 1969. Somewhat buggy night, but mostly clear slightly damp. My trap held 1 Phyllotus, M+L got nothing. I shot
Furnarius and a few other birds; many sparix present. / About 11:30 we
deprated for upper reaches of Olmos. No red-flowered tree as in 1967.
Passed about 3 small roadside restaurants. Our 1967 camp at about
(Perevula Pass)
4400'; just before a high concrete bridge. We ascended to summit - reedbog
d since 1967; difficult to get off road. We set same traps (I set 21 snares) in
or brushy slope, among boulders, 2 km. W. of pass. There I collected a
purple lizard (Sterocnemus?), but cloudy & saw no others. We set up
that a summit, on W. side, dry road. (Sign said 2144 m.) = 7010' I think J. Clebsy
& spiderer; then cleared a bit. We set more traps. I put 15 along stream
through grassland, where brush, rocks, ferns, tree roots. Also 13 near
a rock wall (same bushes) in grass, 50 yds. from bushes. // saw a
copimulgidae w. white wing, long white bar tip tail, at summit / Law
over grassland 2 caracaras, turkey vulture. In bushes, mostly
Psotrubis cayensis and a black Turdu w. red bill. Flocks up
to 30 of Mouritz - like dove (no control white-tipped retine). Many
tadpoles & small frogs (15mm?) in stream pools near house.
All much grazed, as usual. Hills generally brushy - much of it
thorny. But perhaps 1 sq. mile of grassland just E. of pass (largely new