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Carl Pearson
1969
Journal
Papa Leon Treee
11 July
each found what I think is Barhinus droppings, since
I found one in good connection with tracks. These are largish
(2" ) white blobs or splats. The ones I broke open had
some scorpion parts but the rest unidentified. The
Barhinus Davis put up had nothing in its stomach except
some pellet-like things. The 4-toed bird with large feet
w short stends
both walks and hops.
12 July
At the study plot for a couple hours in morning.
Saw a sparrow hawk. Collected a jumping spider
that was on spike of Tillandsia, a scorpion from somewhere,
+ a very large wolf? spider in a large hole. I think
there are at least 2 kinds of wolf spiders that get quite
large.
Middle of day spent climbing mountains at
4 mi ENE Pucusena. The ridge with ruins on top of it
(the northernmost ridge) has little cactus or other plants,
but the next ridge south has a few bushes and
eyebrowed
spiny bromeliads and flowers. Up there I found
quite a lot of old large rodent droppings spread around,
and one fairly fresh. Something had been tearing up lilies.
We caught a lizard in the rocks (see RH).
Late afternoon again at study plot 8 mi SE Chilea.
Got another large wolf spider in a hole and saw others
on the area in their holes, [see spider page]. ML found
a bird nest with 2 oval white eggs about 1/2" long. The
eggs were sitting on the dead Tillandsia, and the "nest"
was edged with fairly large, greenish droppings, a few