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S.P. Myers
1974
Flocks
12
(3) Estancia Medaland, 35 km S of Juncalho by road, Pto de Madariaga, Provincia de Bs As, Argentina
9 October
(contd)
1750 IUL= 1200 1buffie
1755 IUL= 1200 1gp 27gp 55 buffie 1gp 2buff
1800 IUL=700 fc 12 buffy 1gp 1bf
1805 IUL= 800fc 2Van 2Van 5 bff 3gp (50 birds taking off from 0/18 +
coming high this way - but disapeared within 1-2 min + went out from view)
-1gp 1gp
1810 IUL= 600fc 1gp 3gp 1gp 3gp 1gp 5ap 4gp 30 buffio 3gp
10bf
1815 IUL= 350fe 11 bf (came in firm NW, dropped in low formation (so low we
lost them below the bowl, and then a minute or two later appeared shooting out of
the drainage ditch near Hucan-which leads from the p. Arrayo out to the
SE parallel to the fence. going towards La Manga) - went down in 6/12)
3gp 3gp 2Van, 3Van 1gp 4gp 3gp 1gp 3bf 8gp
1820 IUL= 300 8 bf 25 bf 2gp 51g 2gp 14gp (the app. gp + bf seem to
be splitting up + going into two areas - the SE part of Turner llanos and around
here in 7/11.)
1825 IUL= 350 1Van 1Van 3gp 8gp 18SBS 2gp 5by 5 bf 4bf (Wind
hit, suddenly picking up from S. It had dropped from mot NW to 2
Nothing, remaining calm for last 20 min & suddenly whom!)
1830 IUL= 260 strong S wind 1 bf. 3 bf (most buffio landed in Tilaro -
feeding, some displaying, some aggression) 27 bf 5bf 1bf
((7/11) birds took off went to SE part of Turner llanos) whirling
1gp 6 bf. (big flock coming out from other side of Arrayo - drop-
ning in - coming up in drainage -) 55 bf that flock. (Flying
<1m above ground across Tilaro. -
2 papa (buffio)
landed near Solanum patch where we cross the drainage ditch.)
1835 IUL= 210 20 bf 3bf. (another big flock coming up 'chute') 26 bf