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LWWolf
1964
21
Journal
Aug 25 (mi) SE Tamazulapan, Oaxaca to Cuenavaca, Michs, Mexico.
Up at 0700. Rained lightly during night. Cool + cloudy before dawn.
Had breakfast + then into scrub oak - chaparral (See Aug 13) to try to
collect Oaxaca Sparrows. Cloudy + cool most of morning + birds not
very active + few respond to "shues". Had Occllated Thrush + Rufous-
crowned Sparrow by 0830. Began raining at 0845 to about 1000.
Bird activity almost nil. Started back for car + arrived at 1030 - tried
with only the two birds, found another Rufous-crown on the hillside
above the car. Dick returned at 1105 with 7 birds. While preparing
the line collected 2 F Lalothrips (pulcher?) that were feeding
at red-flower Penstemon on hillside + along road. Both ??
used some of the same flowers. Heavy cloud layer disappeared +
sun came out strong.
Finished cleaning at 1405 + left for Cuernavaca. Stopped Zainal
Tamazulapan for 20 minutes to try to find a Darby Sneo - no luck.
Just across the border (Oaxaca-Tuxla) in Puebla (1-2 miles) stopped
in dense oak - chaparral area + searched few times. Area looks
very similar to where found Oaxaca Sparrows near Tamazulapan +
likely they will be found here - may be locale for type of it actually was
taken in Puebla.
Elevation when collected (mi) SE Aqucar de Matamoros last
year 3900+ ft. Then Matamoros at 1730. Finally arrived in
Cuernavaca at 2000. Took 15mn at Villa International. Had
supper, wrote notes, + to bed at 2130.