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Journal
12 October 1971
San Igracio, Sinaloa, Mexico
To
We left Becerito (Humestau) about 9 a.m. & visited JF Fennia, former
joguar hunter (see Fennia notes). Finished about noon, after much
talks. About 1 p.m. started walking N on desert road toward
Ajoya. Saw good crowd & recorded a slow, small sandy
Cottonwood river of clear warm water. Some fish (black
spot or side - couldn't find it), occasional large hermit-
forest trees - legumes, figs, others. One tree with their red
deciduous bark. Some fences of living cactus & other
cardilebrum cactuses scattered. Many thorny mesquite
(?) trees & hunter, occasional dwellings. Trip about 12 mile-
we walked about 3 before picked up his jeep going to clinic
at Ajoya (project Piastla; Dr. Peter Dueber, 443 Tennessee
Lane, Palo Alto). Met 3 young people (20, 17 working on the
project. Bilingual are, possibly an M.D., was 25 miles away
up trail, at his clinic in pine zone (David Werner said
to be landing & painting there too). Along road we
saw lizards, magpie jay, flycatcher, red-wood Centurus
(?) woodpecker, old oropendola nests. Road passed next to
a large Bald Cypress (?), only an oasis. Ajoya on a
flat area, dirt streets, poor looking, adobe houses.
Inquired, but locals knew of no hunters there. We
stayed in storage shed. Heard Caprimulgus (?) in evening.
One brief shower during day; often hot & muggy, walking.
13 October 1971. Din of darkeys at night, roosters in
morning. We walked back on road to San Igracio,
carhandling, bathing in river over both. But saw