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Barrington Bay, Isla Barrington, Galapagos, Ecuador
22Jan speculations
F Finch nesting was generally poor this
we caught lots of warblers & especially
Morklingbirds. Species caught were Geospiza
scandens ( most common), the we could only
catch F's (M's were seen often), G. fuliginosa,
G. fortis & Caatlider in decreasing
order of abundance. We saw one hawth,
banded by De Vries (#19) & perched on
a branch above the pile of rat traps. The
rat fell immediately of frog, despite the
fact that we were working all mice
away from them & they had been practically
active. Try stayed "frozen" until its bank
left, well photographed & very frustrated,
45 minutes late. Most of do time it perched
on a trap (with a rat in it) which I had
set a few feet to the side. I photographed it
from a distance of less than 3 feet.
There were lots of propellums & they
were easy to catch. There seemed to be a
disproportionate large # of G's, as at least
of F's w/out the typical red on the throat.
I saw a single landiguana, which I
photographed. It was small, ~15" & very
skittish. All other guanas were
present the in small #s. One green