Field notes, v1521
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Oct. 5 moring cloudy. Five of 10 traps had 10 Abdoms. Other all pole. live in very dense vegetation + rocks had 6 dark abdom, 7 pole abdom, and 4 Opying terms. In addition, 1 opy was eaten and 7 abdomes. Only 3 traps were answering. Smelled storks and saw for. many guinea tops along road early in the morning. Stopped to skin next to an horners nest in construction. Both members of the pair alternate fringing mud; one works on the oven until the other arrives. Oct. 17 The cecadores seem to stop a little north of Agulo. Left 4 a.m. with Berg, Cello, and Basel for Bonfoco. Saw two, dipping, and caught 165 SE block, occasional dipping panther on to Bonfoco but nowhere abundant. at Bonfoco I could only find a couple of fresh dippings in 1/2 hr and the others found only a few. I set 4 jumping traps for twoas and an assortment of traps around a pair of holes I think are batherdons, also 26 museum specs. in a edge field near Jolie deira, and 36 shermans in lush pampa grass- coming along the railroad about 5 km S W of Bonfoco. Every clear, slightly cloudy, 2/3 moon. Oct. 18 It was day. 26 traps near the hole caught 2 abdoms again, several traps near the batherdon hole were answering, and two others held abdomes. The 36 live traps held 1 abdom and 1 tiny Cavia, about 5 tucoas in my traps. Heard two singing while I was photographing, and heard 2 others during the night and at