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Weyer
Aug 14 '72
Journal
Chaco Experimental Station 295 km NW Villa Hayes
by rd, Sept. Pto. Hayes, Paraguay
16 Sep Salinity difference in soil saw Machi
Antennas, not windy.
No net or traps
Wetzel is interested in the 'tateyji' -
give banded armadillo, all here they
have only 2 bands. This would be an
ideal place to study them - high #'s,
concentrated in Estancias. Can't
dig too deeply due to hard soil & kgs,
cute tall grasses / vegetation
& their apparent obliviousness to
their surroundings. Same for Tater Bolts.
17 Sep Antennas warm not windy. FM went
for walk same as above but turned
E & followed fence until where it angles
SE. Mostly this is Thorn forest or mat,
some old palm swamp & Valled grassland.
PM- returned set up 6 nets across
trail & across clearing for fence 9 PM
temp 71°F light wind clear alternat
w/ Percast (rather sudden change). Caught
Ants, 3 tropical squeal ants, 2,
caddytails, a goatmucka, a creamie
bellicid stink & a golden hummingbird
& a golden winged carpio. Set the steel
trap in a narrow animal path & for
me it was sprung & dragged.