Field notes, v1716
Page 449
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LL Wolf 1964 573 Journal July 30 Cuernavaca, Morelos to 5 miles Coyuca, Guerrero, Mexico Up at 0530. After breakfast packed car to leave for Guerrero coast. Left at 0630 (Mileage 59604.0). Drove via old R.95 to Taxco + Iguala. All this country than scrub + pretty cut over. Then Cañon de Zopilote - also thorn scrub + organ pipe cactus - bottom of canyon pretty much taken up with agriculture. On to Chilpancingo + 5 of which pass thru pine-oak down to 3800 ft. Then change to tropical deciduous. First view Pacific from 5 1/2 miles NW Acapulco. Into Acapulco to buy few groceries then tried to find road to Coyuca. Turn west at last traffic cop on way out of town - west exit- go one block along stream & turn right. go two blocks & turn left at sign to Piede la Cuesta. Most of the low country is taken up with groves of coconut palms + there is much standing water, crossed several small ridges where corn fields + thorn scrub. Most of original vegetation is tropical deciduous. Found turnout from road & stopped for night. Area is cut-over Tropical deciduous with many Acacia. Collected 3 Ammophila ruficauda + a fledgling Polioptila albilani while Dick 260+2 Cnemidophorus. Skinned birds, had supper, & to bed at 1930. July 31 5 mi. NW Coyuca, 500±ft., Guerrero Mexico Up at 0530. Had breakfast while collecting 2 Ammophila ruficauda. Sky clear + getting light at 0545. Dick went over to canyon to N while I worked around edges in pasture for Ammophila ruficauda. Found all today in groups of 2 + spaced in the fields. One group of 2