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DA Gower
1986
Journal
La Cantanava Camp, cont.
3 April (cont)
Whil, Kathy Pringle, Frank Trusba, Chris and
Federico showed up. Walked back to camp ca. 5:36
by wheel time dark was falling. Craig + Federico went
out tonight with headlamps to check out some feeder
streams along the Rio Cantanava - The vegetation is very
dry and we have heard no frogs calling all night -
I [illegible] have reservations as to how successful
they will be.
Weather today mostly high overcast - some brief
glimpses of sun + brief sprinklings of rain. - not enough
to dampen vegetation.
See catalogue + spp accounts for details of
beeps seen. (palm specialist)
Robin Chagel came in from La Selva today.
4 April Up 6:00 AM - breakfast, etc until 7:00. We then spent the
next 2 1/2 hours preparing specimens from yesterday. At
8:25 I collected an Ameiva festiva in the grass next to camp
with a lizard nose. At 9:30, Chris, Federico and I went out
separately to look for beeps while Craig stayed in camp taking color
notes, etc. I went up the trail toward Rio Guaricimo for about a
kilometer and then up the hill to the left of the trail into the
forest. I poked around in the leaf litter quite a bit, but, as
was the case yesterday, the leaf litter Herpetofauna seems to
be sparse. Lots of Paraponera ants, though.
Returned to camp about 11:00 and spent the next 3 hours
picking specimens. Then lunch. At 3:00 PM Federico, Craig,