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Myers,
plus
1974
Journal
Academy Bay, Isla Santa Cruz, Galapagos Is., Ecuador
19 Jan. had been spring, probably by now.
Clear hot. Spent the afternoon setting up &
running mist net for Nancy Jo. We put ups
net, all among the tree cactuses in thick
vegetation at the base of the cliff beyond the
turtle pens but before the seismograph
station. The most productive net was set high,
with the top 10[illegible] off of the ground. But all net
produced at least a few bird. Nancy is
to chromosome & extract tissues from the finches.
We caught & kept 24, released a few which
someone had banded, & released 6 or 7 yellow
warblers. Net were left open over night
Janet didn't I checked them once about 9 PM; no bat,
but they don't set well for bats. Walking
out to the nets & heard[?/?] we caught another 4 gecko.
Night went out with the other girls, but only
got me.
20 Jan up at 5 AM to work the net. It was slow
going until well after light around 6:30,
but after that we were more a less continual
occupied until 7:30 & 8AM. Total catch was
around 40-50 bird, including the few that
wandered in later this morning. Net were
folded up by noon. Geospiza fortis & G. fuliginosa
were the most common spp, followed by
G. scandens, then by Cactibilia. The