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J.P. Myers
(1973)
Camp List
Estancia Nederland, 35 km S of Tucumcara by road, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
24 November
Neotropic cormorant, spotted nothura, southern screamer, Milvago chionogaster, southern lapwing,
golden plover, CUR spiker, Buffy, YLego, Hgodwit, brownhooded gull, trudaun tern, rock dove,
Pracuro pugion, blue and white swallow, Cernenduro pipit Molothrus op., Pseudoleistes virescens
Zonotrichia
camped within 50 yds of Arroyo Chico in a short grass field grazed by cattle, sheep + horses,
some thistles. Strong wind from SE all night, intermittent squalls with fierce
rain.
25 November
Neotropic cormorant, southern screamer, white-necked keel, common egret, Maguari stork; white faced ibis;
yb pitail; speckled teal; circumcantal; southern widener; siliery teal ; cocoroba + black-headed sunus, Milvago ;
W-Woot; southern lapwing, golden plover; CUR spiker; buffy; YLego; Hgodwit; bh gull; trudaustern,
canidit. Jouve; Spartonoica malurida, Asthenus sp.; [illegible] Phaenocrypta melanogaster, Kiskadee; speckled
tyrant; Anthus crenulatus, Molothrus sp.; Pseudoleistes virescens; Agelaius flavius ; Sicalis sp.
Zonotrichia. camped amidst "bunch sedge" - a 4' high tubular plant that grows in
large bunches - site similar to campsite at Canal #. Also much open short grass field, with
higher grass (1'+) off to W surrounding + extending beyond several large shallow lagoons
(with tule ch). Clear + calm at dawn, 34°F
28 November
Neotropic cormorant, spotted nothura, southern screamer, wf ibis, southern lapwing, golden
plover, CUR spiker, buffy, bh gull, t-tern, Anthus crenulatus, Molothrus, Pseudoleistes virescens,
Sicalis, Zonotrichia site of Nov. 24
29 November
Rhea
Neotropic cormorant, southern screamer, common egret, M. stork, wf ibis, b-n swan,
Milvago, Swainson's hawk (400)!! , Vanellus golden plover W/R buffy,
bh gull, Jouve, Kiskadee, spec. tyrant, Anthus, Pseudoleistes, Sicalis,
Pampas finch, Zonotrichia site of Nov. 25. I determined birds all morning
and made little effort at bird modeling