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DuVal,
E.H.
1999
Journal
Las Alturas, Costa Rica
June 10th
Total net hours: 12 h 16 min
1 Open: 7:00 am closed: 11:00 12m
2 7:00 11:00 6 m
3 7:45 11:00 6 m
4 7:00 11:00 6 m
5 7:30 11:00 9 m
Notes: Nightjar flushed out of undergrowth. Perhaps the common parakee? (Nyctidonyx albicollis)
A troupe of white-faced capuchin monkeys (+/- 7 indiv) were in the trees near the nets and complained bitterly about my presence. I never realized that the bar-shaky display that I've seen in zoos serves the purpose of breaking off branches to fall on a predator in the wild. I had many branches sent my way...
Returned to Las Cruces in the afternoon