Field notes, v1409
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CKord 1969 Journal 29 August 1969. To Dr. Pacasmayo, Dpto. Libertad, Peru. Highway near Moquegua, the S., about 4 mi. S., visited campsite on road to Wicken R. Hamilton and stayed in Sept. 1967. Appearance unchanged. Surface of sand is very coarse sand, or tiny pebbles. Many lizard tracks & holes, but hardly any more lizards seen. We continued on S. and camped about 1/2 mile E. of road at edge requisite low brushaway bordered by sticking brush fence; same camp as used July 14, 1967. Vermilion Flycatcher, Mockingbird, & many small birds here, but mildly. Nest of Sparrow, & of mud, in mesquite; apparently not currently in use by fernandez. Wind decreased evening. I set 15 snares traps. We put up 3 midnite for lizards. In evening, M+K hunted geckos on rocky bare hills to W. of camp and took 7 of fair size. 30 August 1969. Nets took no bats; 2 birds (M.h.). My 15 snares traps took 0. Mk got a rat (aygomnis?). We drove on S past San Pedro de Llora, an area of sand dunes, a road up to mission ruin town in hill, & 5 of those, in region km 630, many sand lummholes topped w. papers. Trujillo; Shopping store repair in Trujillo; start of a fiesta (Berta Rosa?). Then off on good inland toward Huamachuco. Mostly dirt road from the start. Small towns along the way. Slow we waited 1/2 hr. while group of people, singing, carried image of virgin 1/2 mile to chapel. Dry canyon - cactus only at first, then Tilanderia, then shrubs. We went about 40 miles to 4 miles past a small village, then up a side road (sign said Huascacay 6 km) where we camped near slopes w. oat fields, boulders, and shrubs. All set traps. I set 22 snares + 7 live traps by lizards, rocks. Found nest of Notoprosto under overhanging stone in patch of brush; egg shells still present, unweathed. We are 1.6 mi. up Yanachuel - Huascacay road, & junction is 22 mi. below Ojuzco - Huamachuco jet.