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D.O. Straney
1977
61.
11 July, contd.
where everyone but me looked for theories
finding many. I wapped. then down aways
towards 150 & an area of tall oaks w/ lg bromelias
to look for Albonia. Many bromeliads
looked in but nothing. Ran into woodcutters
who claimed they found them in moss on
tree sides when it was this wet, but Sr. Grea
wouldn't believe it. A few moments later
they caught up with us having found one.
We looked more, finally finding one in a
bromeliad. On returning to the car, the
cutters were there w/ yet another moss living
specimens. then back to Coatlapan, arriving
~ 4:45 PM. Several boys had been up to a cave
near town & brought back 4 (#260-263). Set
up to go to caves w/them tomorrow AM - 20 pesos
for the bats. then an early dinner at Miguel's
and out to the river again for bats. Finally
decided to hang a net from the bridge as
I had done last fall near Las Vegas. Used
bromeliad-cutter poles. This would have
worked well if we could have cleaned
the vegetation off of the sides of the bridge.
Dark by time we got there & net up ~ 1 hr later
at 8:45. Got 1st & only bat ~9:30 in
lowest tranmel. Net down at 11 PM. Saw
other bats flying (3-4) but seemed