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DuVal,
E.H.
2000
Journal
Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui Prov., Panama
Kingfisher & variable seedeater.
We left the release cage
for telemetry at Bridge when
we moved the nets to Well...
A day later we still haven't
remembered to pick it up!
10 April 08 weather: Partly cloudy, sunny, light breeze.
Today we did observations at
Bridge 2nd Beach (2) CC (4)
EDM (1) 2nd landing (1) Well (1)
First Beach (2), 2nd Beach (1).
Kat did telemetry work but the batteries
were running low (~45 mints) and I
didn't track in the afternoon. The
DMs at 2nd Beach (2) are all banded,
thank goodness, but were doing nothing
but down-whistling at me.
Kat found a nest of blackheaded
antsnakes being attacked by ants. The
chicks were writhing and alive when
she saw them; two hours later they
were dead and entirely coated in black
ants. So it's not a wild theory that