Field notes, v1524
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Anta had set a steel trap in an armadillo burrow. The trap was gone, apparently dropped down into the burrow. Tried to dig it out but never reached the end. Found a not-very-deep new two-two burrow; he had been cutting twigs of Sesavio bush and a [illegible] bush, but not nears. Not sure on grid at near, although Anta and Dick saw an Abalone at about 11 a.m. First photo was grazed (left) and double eplosure (right). Second photo was double eplosure (left) and single eplosure (right). Guests, food & wine for lunch along with a half dozen visitors such as Adolfo Sarmento in charge of the eplosures and Mrs. Manero in charge of the weather recording. About 3 p.m. drove to Candelón Bonto a few km. east (but still on INTA land) and saw a mallín with a 10-year double eplosure and a 10-year single eplosure. Photo of Anta in the double eplosure among cardelones and dense bunch grasses, other grasses, lots of accumulated dead material. Lots of runways but now with cuttings or droppings, many of them messy. The mallín is boggy all winter, according to Sarmento, so the runways are probably left over from last autumn. The surrounding area is only lightly grazed. Another field had been plowed or chained or something with a tractor to destroy its reeds about 6 yrs ago. It seems to be practically look to normal with big mesas bushes etc. Saw 5 adult rhear grazing among sheep. They say