Argentina field notes, v1528
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1986 59 Puerto Fni. The trees were being used by several honeyguides. Camped at Glen 5 Puerto Fni. Dec 11 Total catch my traps (26 Sherman, 26 MS, 3 steel) was 1 abodon durcian and 11 abodon longifili. Arunta's traps (30 MS and 8 steel) was 1 Geotura and 13 also logs. Heard chucas and what-not at this camp. Considerable diversity of trees and shrubs at this camp, plus lots of bamboo; one clump in bloom. Saw a big orange bumble bee feeding avidly on fuchsia. Parrot Left about 10 a.m. and drove to Villarica for gas & supplies, then east to Curarrehue where we camped in the municipal campground. Could find no accessible forest or natural habitat in which to put traps any- where between Villarica and Curarrehue. Many little farms etc., lots of cows. At dusk, chinchagas were hawkking insects over the river, like bats. Dec. 12 Another clear day. Drove east through farm country toward Volcan Galan and finally came to forest on the final steep rocky ascent to the summit. A grove of Araucaria just before the border. Crossed the border and drove a couple of kms north to Zago Tronco. Saw a few acorn camps, diggings and runways in a meadow near the lake; net 2 steel traps there. Couldn't find a good trapping situation at the lake, so after an hour picked up the 2 traps and drove east a fair then to a nice stand of un-cut Araucaria on a cinder slope of Volcan Galan where we camped.