Field notes, v1518
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the Condors. Mixed with the Hornet and Carl with .12 ga and no.4's condor + bring down any either although surely but them. Photos of captive Chinchilla and Ph. boliviensis in afternoon. Evening partly clear. No snow all day. Dec 26 Temp 34° in a.m. Looked for tinamou but found none. Then drove with Carl & Anita to the weird rocks on the huerito rock. Several bird nests in arm-size holes. The hummer nest Carl saw a building (and shot at) front) was unmapped. It was 7 ft above ground, stuck on rock under an overhang. Took photos of young cormorant in nest and being fed. Hard + snow in afternoon but not in evening. Dec 27 Tinamou hunt after dawn, but no signs. Then off to photo vicunas with Carl & Mary, but only a few patches of sun and not much cooperation from the vicuna. At 2 p.m. looked for lizards + frogs under stones near camp; found several. A cold wind from west came up about 2, followed by heavy snow about 2:30 to 5, total about 2 1/2 inches. Sweet mild, no wind. Dec 28 Morning sunny and nice for a few hours, then scattered clouds. By lunch time mostly cloudy with occasional thin patches. The clouds form overcloud and chum around in such fashion that photography is quite unpredictable 2 minutes ahead. Long + profitable tinamou hunt before breakfast, then photography with Carl up at the little lake north of the woodland on the pampa west of camp. Some