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C Carolen
1967
Journal
29
Finca Jemeney, Guanacaste Prov. Costa Rica
August 18 sleep up. (slight degree) Didn't year oong.
The two woodpeckers #168 + 170
shot from same tree. Large
dead (but many small branches) tree
#168 at 8:05 x 9:30 PM The parrot also
was shot from this tree at 9 AM The
reason for this tree's being popular is that
I got to dizzy walking any further. I'm
feeling better today though. The 171
was in a leaf tree, guy from branch to branch
very fast! dove hunting of 5 Barn Swols
4 Streech, 1 Virginia Opeaen.
[illegible]
The partridges were plentiful Collected one barn.
They are hard to kill. I shot it worth. those
shells had made here and it wasn't
dead when I found it. The mouse traps
are around a rocky area tonight. Set
only 10 - Rain light
August 19 Feeling better at last. No mice in the traps.
Can't understand why I haven't caught any.
We went to the river today. Mercedes &
I hunted together today for the first time.
Shot #173 from a
tall limb at 60 feet up. He was about
10 feet from the river. He was making
no noise and his neck was tucked in and
looked very short. The 174