Field catalogue #1-1072 and journal, v1669
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D. Straney 1977 51. 2 July cold upon a leading ridge in front of the Sierra Madre. A smallish, friendly town. Walked up rd. to Rancho Cielo always finding 2 types of millipedes, sulfur, Zebra butterflies & at least 3 pretty forms neither of us knew -- Many birds. 5 min rain ~4pm. Back to town for dinner at cafe' No1 Square. Back down to W valley towards Rancho Cielo to set bat nets on lg trail to house (gigs/chickens) on R just up hill for 2nd (9 weders in canyon. Talked w/ women at house who said livestock were bothered by bats. Set nets: N 2,30' 18' streamed Rielo <--- Gomez Farias ~ 3/4 mile N-most net got moat bats. Nets up by 9:10 - 1st bat (Artibeus) at 9:15, then Dermodicus -> ~9:30. then 1 more Artibeus between them & 10:15. Between 10:15 & 10:30 - got rest. -> Dermodicus not fed. Myotis came in ~11pm. Nets down 11:15pm then back to gravel pit below town for camp. Muzzy night. 3 July Gomez Farias area up 7am after dog barked for ~45min after sunrise. Down to St Maute, after talking w/ men living behind gravel pit. Apparently pit vipers occur here. He was amused that we did not