Field notes, v1506
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Neyers Pue 1973 Journal 270 km NW Villa Hayes W, Dept P.G. Hayes, Paraguay. Pató linagado (muscovy ducks). Some wild animal is killing chickens & the lim got another sheep. Weather clear, warm (see chart, but 6 PM temp 20°<) sl N wind. Sat by roof at 5:45-6:30PM. A few (perhaps 15 or 6, but nearly impossible to tell) lizards came out. There do seem to be a fair # of vespertilionid & molossid flying, although # than in past. There have been many x more. Almost no insects flying. Very few mosquitoes. 2 Brief walk with Alvarenga out by the river after dark. Many caymans - in one sweep of the lantern I saw 9, # including one that must be at least 4-5 ft long, judging by the space between its eyes. Nothing else. (17th) Up & out at 5:30AM, 45 minutes before light. Walked over the dam to the old cheero on the other side of the river. Saw 2 deer. Lots of ducks. Many lucky birds. Tracks. Warm, 5:30 temp 12°<, mod N. wind. 8:30 AM - started in lifting logs off palm roofs. First did low sheepshed. Caught 5 bats. All too torpid to fly, but after 5 minutes or less in the sun they took off. See face of roof all (there are now only 5-6 logs into NE face). Then went to high sheepshed which had produced roosting last time. 3 BKI mopicans, all on N side. They hardly tipped at all!