Field notes, v1521
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Pearson 1965 April 24 24 km SE Wogbelen Arrived Wogbelen about 9:30 last night; partly over- cast, calm. 2 bars on or near our own, blue forre + cows. Sheep in Combat field. Inspection of area at 6 a.m. revealed very few pellet burrows; no big mounds of dirt such as are found in the surrounding area. Everybody's "sign" seems to be mostly closed feeding holes (soldier) and a few open feeding holes. No calling on the area, but moderate amounts nearby. Half ours set traps about 7 a.m. and the other half arrived 10 a.m. and set traps then. Caught about 20 hares on the area during the day plus 5 or 6 this one, not counting two that we released on a track down occupied holes (with big earth mounds). Both promptly stuffed their heads and disappeared down the hole. No more. One of these, a female I think, reappeared about 2 hours later and started to move across the top of the ground where she was caught. One of the students saw her emerge. The vegetation is indeed green and consists of Bernut grass, Cenchrus paniciflorus, bunch flowers (Tribul de caritilla) (Lacticae bisida? or minima not minima) ditchbushes, a few scattered chistles, and no doubt some other grasses. Concerning Shertyon. The old burrow in our pasture that contained a pink in Decembre (?) and was abandoned and closed in March is now open again with one end in attendance, a few pellets and inside the burrow a northern earth frog - leptodactylus.