Argentina field notes, v1528
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May 6 Picked up two troops: 3 tucos, [illegible] puddle, Scattered clouds. Gallardo + Aguilar left at mean, went spotlighting at the east end of the private airport, on the cut-off road that goes south of Coro Server, 12 km ENE Banidalo. Night clear, no moon, light breeze, not cold, NVGs from 7:25 to 7:50 in grazed burlygrain, turf, rosa mosqueta, weeds, Barbosa. Saw nothing. Then jacklighted to 9:25; Shot 3 Rosthredon; 2 others seen. Also saw 1 other smaller mouse, caught no eye shine, saw it going away in a rosa alamit, maybe Oryzomys. Then drove maybe 300 m farther east and spotlighted in similar, but more open, more turfy habitat. No holes, few droppings, saw nothing 9:20 to 9:50. May 7 Barbados. Sunny. Many yellow jackets on balcony. Weighed grass, Rosthredon droppings, etc. Dinner at Gallopin's, May 8 Barbados. With advice in the morning to Barquero told with Carlos Martin. He was out but Monica Mermoz was in and showed me maps and satellite photos. They have a nice map that they have assembled of the Bolivian Humipara using the following vegetation categories: 1) Páramo de altura 2) Bosque caducifolio y matorral (2.1) Bosque y material de lenga (2.2) Bosque Bajos y matorrales altos (esp. predominante M. antarctica, incluye también esp. perenifolias