Argentina field notes, v1505
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JPMycs 1973 Journal Tower Alleged Allos Llano, Estancia Wedelarad, 35 Km S of Junincho by road, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 28 November contd by fields of taller bunchgrass which continue in eastward, encircling within a kuror so the branch edge (?) dulatati in which we camp, near our campsite. We drove around the periphery of the Llanos, looking for bufffios and goldeners. Thymo they, ingenuity. the can sparrowed bufffio at the rate of 3750 baril every 100 yds or so, [illegible] and golden commutat more frequently. Also, Rhea, [illegible], Pseudoleiota, Molothrus, Vanellus, Sicalio, Milvago, cows, and horses. I found a place suitable for the prime buffy grid, work value, with a tower; I can not only see two areas where there were numbers of bufffies, but also behind the tower to have a [illegible] into flu Arroyo; i.e. a cwr site. The wind continued from the W all morning and into the afternoon, but no rain, [illegible] little cloudcover, but the temperature was warm, 65-70. We tried a new approach to buffy spotting - a side on the roof while Lois drives. Yesterday we had done this using the blind on the roof, and it appeared to work fairly well except for the limited vision. Today, without a blind, the birds spooked, but it was difficult to [illegible] tell how much of their apochenies was a result of our being exposed on the roof. Rte 11 Pond, Estancia Wedelarad, 35 Km S of Junincho by road, Pcia de B.A. Argentina Rte 11 Pond is the pond lying beside + to the Say Farmhouse road, less than 500 m E of Rte 11. We came here after the above expedition in order to look for Pectorals, and to see if this area warranted griddling - there were, and it does (per ap. accent). We also saw spoonbills, C+L Yeggs, WR, Vanella, Stiff, spipers, G plowers, and smaller flying. On the way back to camp, between Rte 11 pond and Arroyo Chico Bridge, I collected 2 bufffio (043, [illegible]), one golden plover (045) and 2 Pectorals (046,047). The bufffio and golden were from the short green fields along the road. The pectorals were in the Arroyo at the bridge with several g Yeggs and 3 Wilson's phalaropes. These were at least five more Pectorals here (see ap. accent). Past the Arroyo Chico Bridge, about halfway to the farmhouse, were the 2 rhea - they are frequently there. By this time it was 1700 hrs. Spent the rest of the day collecting a take from a damo supply.