Field notes, v1522
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Nov. 9 Stayed overnight in motel in El Colafato, morning overcast to no wind, at 10 a.m. drove out to the morano glacier (Ventisquero) (= colafate) averast but no wind. Yellow herberiz[illegible] in full bloom, plus a shrub-tree with bright red tubular flowers (=cinalillo), Zonotrichia singing. Camped 3 pm in a campground 52 km WSW El Colafato on the (N. latu[illegible]) edge of Brazo Rico, a mixture of beach trees, barbera scrub, and the red-flowered brush. I set about 40 traps, mostly in shrubby places with lots of duff, small nettle-sword fern, mosey stream. Also set 36 traps along lake and in scrubby spots around camp. A few sparrows. Many of the beach trees have lots of golf-ball-fungus, the ground often littered with fresh or dried ones. Visited the glacier at Ventisquero. Lots of action with numerous icebergs breaking off. The glacier has overlaid an area of the lake (Brazo Rico), and its level is presumably rising and will eventually break through the ice barrier some day. It has risen 10 ft. or more in the past because large dead trees are standing in the water and somewhat above its present level. Evening overcast, no wind, but set 1 hot net in our camp clearing (beeches and colafato bushes). 9:40 p.m., 9°; 10:15 still light enough to read notes, 11°C. Mar. 10 6°C at 4:45 a.m.; 2/3 clear, no wind. At 6:20 clear, no wind, 6°C. Cloudy by 7:00, clear by 10:30 but clear windy, nothing in hot net. My traps had 1 short-tailed long-clawed notomys at edge of little stream, 2 large Gryzor[illegible] in thick wet vegetation, and 2 red- baked skadon (longipilis?) in thick wet vegetation. None of many traps along rotting logs in deep duff under beach trees was touched, Anita caught 2 red-backed skadon under ledge near dog joints at edge of lake, and an skadon fourth? under scrubby at edge of camp?