Field notes, v1521
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25km. S. Azul, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina Lots of cat, jfb and dry tracks. 3 sp. of people singing. Even at the summit of a knob of granite outcrops and scree there were springs or pools of water in rock depressions. Night clear at 8 p.m., cloudy later. Oct. 4 Sky overcast at 5 a.m., and light rain before 5:30 a.m. Sank off all traps. First line 4 Abalone and 1 [illegible] (in musm special). Second line among good ladders etc, 9 abalone, 1 young Pantherine, and at the very top of the knob, (Orymyctera. Started back to the main road 7:30 to 7:40 a.m., stuck once. (One abalone and 3 spring traps at the Pantherine hole). Also saw about 4 doves and several bats. This couple is on the Azul - Martin Fierro Road. After shinning drove south on Route 3 from Azul to km 337, which is about 40 km S of Azul by road. Set traps at 2 rocky knolls, 3km east of the road, about 45 museum specials and 10 rat traps (3 p.m.). Good rocks and rich scrubby vegetation of bunch grass, herbs, a fernen-like fern, even a few small bushes. On the roads to and from trapping saw about 6 larks, 1 owl, 2 camodillas and about 4 nutrias. One of these flew up grade in a cross breeze for 300 yards. Almost caught 1 of the armadillos; got him by the tail but couldn't make him look off. Afternoon sunny. Then drove back north 6 km and set about 10 [illegible] museum specials near a grazed rocky hilltop. Neither of today's cat or larks were granite. Set muscums in late afternoon. Night clear.