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Hanken,
James
1975
Journal
Green Turtle Station, sea level, Tortuguero, Limón
Province, Costa Rica
18 July The last few days have comprised been spent
in usual tiger fashion: turtle morning and
night and eat + sleep the rest of the time.
We three managed to do a canoe excursion
up Benjamin Creek between 4:30-6:00 PM on
15 July. A three-toed sloth was seen high
in a tree along Rio Tortuguero N of Benjamin
Creek, and several critters were seen along
Benjamin Creek. They were not absolutely
identified: they appeared to have to have
to look like a tiger catletum, Tigrisoma mexicanum,
but this species is recorded as rare along
the Caribbean by Sued. Several great tinamos
were heard calling at dusk, as were several
pairs of duetting worms. The afternoon of 16 July
the three of us visited the site along Rio
Penitencia 8-9 mi. by boat P of Tortuguero which
last year had a least-killed lemon robery.
Daron Beiert had reported going there
earlier this year and finding no birds.
However, we found the robery as active as this
time last year, with at least twenty adult
birds and several nests with eggs visible.
Apparently, the summer breeding season