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Ransom
1976
Nov. 19 morning calm, temp. at 5:45 12 1/2 o Bats were exiting at west end
of barn and entering under the eaves. More insects.
Obtained, then gave a little bat demonstration at the local grade school
where Mrs. Mayorga is vice principal. Then to El Bolson to meet Kovic's son
but he didn't show. More shining. At lunch met the head of the tourist
information bureau who gave us location of two potential bat houses, one
about 3 km N of town (Sra. Azcona), a wonderful old water-wheel mill
amidst hop fields (no bats), the other an abandoned house south of town about
4 km owned by an Alfredo Barco. It had lots of droppings (Histobius?) in
the attic, but no bats.
Both the tourist information man and Sr. Mayorga agree that the flowering
of Colihue bonito is followed by outbreaks of