Field notes, v4195
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E.H. 2002 Journal Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui, Panama 6 June 2002 Today was a slow start for all - slowest for Ryan who opted to stay home and nurse a not-too-serious cold. I set the video camera at SBE3, hoping for some better-quality pictures of dancing for females; then I crossed out set nets at SBE1, targeting AWP for removal to Isla San Jose. I did eventually catch AWP at nearly 5:00, and couldn't find a boat to take me anywhere. Frank eventually came back from 'checking the valves' and very graciously took me to the mainland directly east of Boca Brava. It's a bit farther away than Lirante, but still very close. We thought of keeping him in the cage overnight, but he was quite shocky and wasn't moving around much. He was perched on the lowest PVC support beam of the cage when I took him out, & he didn't resist at all. We did feed him some strained banana mixed with water at 6:00pm. When the banana water was dripped onto his beak, he drank it fairly readily. Other highlights for today: I found two intact eggs below the entirely collapsed E-35 nest. I intended to blow out the