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1983
6 February (continued)
Just E. of the bridge at LOC 50 there was a
smelly fresh scat ~6" long and fairly
amorphous beside the trail; contained hair (HWG
1341). Further on found three sets of cat (Felis onca or
tiger, but maybe F. concolor - this is very near
where one was seen last month) scat. The first dry
large and well formed (HWG 1342), second a little
messier (HWG 1343), the last consisting of three
adjacent piles (HWG 1344). Just past the last
one was a small amorphous pile upon a log
~0.4 m high, containing seeds (HWG 1345). All
the cat scats had characteristic ball-and-socket
features and were on the trail in plain sight.
The one on the log looked like procyonid or
didelphid. Found several tracks in mud
between the [illegible] second and third set of cat
scats. At least two were of large cat, but
couldn't be sure if onca or concolor.
at least 4 others had clear claw marks
and were much smaller - Eira barbara?
Fernando (works for the clarks) also showed me
a bend on the Camino Experimental where he saw
a laelasis - he heard it move and saw it is an
aroused posturo.
7 February Left at 1300 for Huitzow Trail. At 1345 hr, ~200 m
on SOR, missed a pretty dark snake w/gold
stripes, ~2' long. It was dashing off the trail