Field notes, v1411
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Koford 7. Journal 22 Feb, 1973. Sierra Macarena, Colombia and I saw feathers of two (cucaro). Said also many topis, deer, few tigillos. I saw several large burrows, 12" diamete; they said none of big armadillos. I went about 15 min. along trocho toward Cerro Rajo, 12 km distant. Narrow trail. In all, 68 km of such tracks from Rio Cobra. Said rocky area beyond Cerro Rajo about 3 km. Tracks We drank guarojo. Then started back to ruin. Erik saw an agouti. Other saw an armadillo or, horse. Arrived about 5:30 p.m. Tosh went back up ruin to retrace in dark, arriving about 7:30 p.m. Then drove back to Vistahermosa for the night. Caprimulgids & other calls at night. 23 Feb, 1973 Departed about 0800 to San Juan de Uraba. Calm, smoky. Flat, ranchhouses, short cropped grass clearings, clumps secondary & taller forest. Stopped at the Don Humberto ranch. Forest along stream; many birds. Boun- ded boulders. Many clear pools w/ fish & tadpoles. Few jays, cormorant, ant birds. Don Humberto III, has 3 yrs, has some water on birds, mammals. He said tigills trocha by min to 5, about 1 hr. Chickens, cattle, some crops. Ernesto - N. Chocó exploited, rest primitive forest. Exploitation Pacific near coast in S. Pipeline from Putumayo area for oil. Much mangrove. Rich fauna for birds, rats. | Cland. Petroi. Co. (Mr. Philip, wife anthropologist) helped Barriga stay in N. de Santander. Bruce Alton, American, has worked w/ Indians there for years (contact thru U.S. Embassy?). Putumayo pipeline to Tumaco. Central Marino exploited, but primitive to N. Cundin area near Tres Esquinas in N. Central Putumayo, said Ernesto. Two Peace Corps boys working at forest experiment sta. in Chocó