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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.