Field notes, v1518
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June 14 Very light sprinkle in night. Morning clear with scattered clouds. Temp at noon 35°. Humidity 60+? Nothing in new trapline. Two more dysalopis in morning, and skinned for dog? no rain all day. Another dysalopis and a young rive in p.m. Jacklighting after supper but saw nothing. Savage et al. did not return from Miami so will have recovered from my wasp stings before any public appearances. June 15 Shower during night but probably not more than ¼ inch. Nothing in traps. More birding in morning. Savage et al., arrived before lunch. Smith didn't arrive because his baggage had not yet come from Miami. Savage et al. had stayed in Miami to get gasoline but none available. Returned here on cleaning fluid and not much of that. Savage found eggs of 2 species of dove. One, the largest from "the largest dove around here, like the one in California." The egg is 29 mm. long. The smaller egg is 22 mm. long, Temp at noon in breeze under tarp 30°. Day mostly sunny with scattered clouds. No rain. Humidity low, 30%? After supper shined another wild dog? about 60 yds. out on savannah from camp. Wounded him with ½ 4½, but think he escaped. Will look more tomorrow. Went jacklighting again. Shot one thrashers by mistake for a rabbit, saw several poor-wills but no sparrows. June 16 No rain. Temp in shade at noon 31°. Savage et al. left later down for Vallungo and there by burro to set up another camp. He has been birding for fossils using this camp as headquarters and now with no gasoline has little prospect. Smith not