Field notes, v1522
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river a little above the grid, and Benson saw what may have been other tracks along the ocean while setting traps along the beach when various pellets and seals we have found several weasels, a house mouse, on albatross?, and many Phyllotice. The grid is loaded with lizards. Put traps out 4 to 6:30; small lizards were still out until about 6 p.m. Nov. 8 Nighted a.m. oversaw 8 phyllotice dominic in my traps. Benson got some dominica blue muss near the beach. He saw otter in the surf, plus droppings that contained mineral shells (small) and fish bones. Anita saw an otter curled up asleep on the beach, which Benson later collected. Left for Tacna 9:30 a.m. and spent all day getting car Rodeo, money, etc. Returned 6:30. Distance from Boca del Rio is 15.1 miles, almost all straight south for the zig at Quatroh de Buero, so maybe 14 miles up the coast from Boca del Rio which our road map is Dos BaƱos. The coastal cliff is surely Morro Sama. Nov. 9 The night and all morning oversaw or cloudy bright, only 3 mice in my traps and 1 Phyllotice Selbie in every rock. Spent morning roosting and marking lizards on study area. One big lizard seen out at 5:30 a.m., but saw no other until much later, 3 or more cordons flying at 5:35, but people were near cliff. Marked 17 lizards between 8 and 4:65. a passerby who owns goats & cows says it actually rains in may - june - july. Found about 100 terminal parts of scorpion tails on one rock. I in afternoon climbed to top of Morro Sama, it is