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Journal
3 Feb. 1978. El Estor, Dept. Izabal, Guatemala.
we took alive to lab; see CJK notes. 10+ parrots flew
over in eve. Saw ipomoeolas. Mark said blue & yellow trogon
seen near lab. Set up but not net, lab.
4 Feb. 1978. Rain night + most of morning. No catch in net nor
lab. Large & medium parrots flew over. Anser. egret.
Seen from mr. water. Brown jays - flock 7+ in trees in lab.
or Lewis
a black headed snipe in Caesopia. Humma (Amazilia ?)
at hibiscus flower. Pteroglossus ? or majoriter
mollitus? auratus One spragphila longirostris seen over. | Tried fishing w casting
spinner, struck but landed none. | In mr head noted
small fish near dark + minute in grass; obtained several
species, which CJK kept for preservation. | About 10 slow-
flying medium-sized bats flew from first landing shock when
disturbed during day; some also from underbridge of bridge.
above water, & small flew from down bldg. about 6 p.m. |
Moved net to near lake; another 100 yds inland, in grassy area
at edge tallin vegetation. No catch; closed 8 p.m. | Also tried
throw net & took several small fish, to 7", including anchovy
(pelates s1/05) (Adolfo Pozuelo, another, said common;
EE-pesca
called iperca.
5 Feb 1978. El Estor, Lake Izabal, Guatemala.
No catch in nets. Specimen fish # got 400 gm. tetra, $6305,
and an Electrophorus s1/27. Kodachrome of both. | Last one
Erik caught a Kinosternon turtle; also Kodachrome. Their
mom, car hit me on road; Erik saved twice in ETOH.
Took a Myiarchus in net + saved blood for DNA tests (see
back of this page for descr.). Cistothorus trogon - near dock,
K1,2
3,4.