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J.P.Myers
1974
Flocks
(11,10) Sotania Medaland 35 Km S. of Jujancho by road, Ptdo de Medaniaga, Pcia di Bs As, Argentina
13 October
(cont'd)
1740 IUL: 500 1 buffy 7gp 1gp
1745 IUL: 500 25 bf 3gp
1750 IUL: 700 3bf 1gp
1755 IUL: 500 4bf 7bf
1800 IUL: 380 15 bf 25 bf 6bf
1805 IUL 320 6bf 1gp
1810 IUL: 320 4bf 1gp 1gp 4 bf 6bf
1815 IUL: 260 8bf 15bf 15bf
1820 IUL: 260 4bf 2bf 10bf 2bf
1825 IUL: 300 1bf (only 24 bf in roost area now)
+ Huananotus 1bf
1830 IUL: 260 18bf 8bf 1gp 1gp
1835 IUL: 180 23bf 25pam 2bf 1gp 1gp 29bf 27bf
1840 IUL: 80 11bf 3bf 2bf 25bf 19bf 1gp 4bf
1845 IUL: 50 15bf 1bf 1bf 6bf 4bf 1bf 1bf 18bf 7gp
(lapin stealing to whirl above roof - now in small groups)
22bf 14bf 45bf (there is a very tight-laced
flock of bf in the roost - much activity within it, everyone wobbling
around with neck extended - 58 numbers in ~ 3.5 x 3 m)
8bf 15bf
1850 IUL: 76 (Ging 30bf 3bf 20bf 1gp 1gp 12bf 5bf
1855 IUL: 10 2gp 5bf 4gp 1gp 6gp 1gp 6gp
1900 IUL: 4 2gp 1gp 1gp 2gp 25gp 4gp -
1905 IUL: 1.5 (raining)
it was apparent however that some birds were still flying: 1) we saw them,
probably goldene. 2) we moved to another point, and 1.5 hours later left for camp
after a steady rain began. retracing the gorge taken 15 hours before we came across