Field notes, v1506
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Wegny Phil 1972 Journal 47 Chaco Experimental Station, 295-km NW Villa Hayes by rd. Sept. Pte Hayes, Paraguay 14 Sept 9 PM no bat, also saw some flying. It is temp 81F. stiff wind, humidity continues. 15 Sept AM - [illegible] tropical screech owl, reidentified nightjar, & one brown parrot. All birds released. Drove up to Berrie camp on El Rio Verde about 15 km N of here. Much wetter, sandier said. Vegetation & habitat much diverse by far. They're been collecting madly - have nearly 200 mammals include some small marsupial we don't have here (Monodelphis is common, & there are many Marsupis). They see small cat & puma tracks, & Berrie'saw an ocelot, Jaguar tracks & tapir & capybara skulls found. & They've also collected a sp Astes & a Tatu payu, neither of which we've seen here. They A rodent, phyllothere, etc. looked similar. Also reported seeing two maned wolves. Saw one [illegible] - a Brochus? - about 4 feet long in the entrance to a large hole near the R. Verde. They've collected what may be 2 cold snakes, also Mozauna, Tamandua Erycyn (?). But they do very little at V.W. They have collected a pair of vampire, &