DuVal, E.H. 2005 Journal Isla Boca Brava, Chiriqui, Panama 27 March 2005 - Today was Easter and so we repeated the traditional Boca Brava easter nest hunt. For once the event was well-timed, and we found a total of 17 new nests, including one with two chicks just a few days from fledging (YVV was the female, & the nest was ~10m from where I remember this female nesting in 2002). We've already got blood samples from chicks in 6 nests (all with known mothers) - not bad for our first two weeks of work! There was more hard rain this evening - we still have no rain gauge set up. There were also more tracks on main street - something with semi-webbed toes...? I found a boa of 2-3 ft. length near BR13 today. He was dark brown with slightly darker half-circle markings, and a white belly. He was sitting very still and half-on, half-off the path, with his mouth askew as though his jaw was broken or he was eating something distasteful. I was sure that someone had clubbed him with a stick & that he was dead, but when I passed by again he moved off slowly. iridescent green to brown parts.