Field notes, v1411
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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