Field notes, v1307
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Greene, H. 1990 November 2 (continued) afternoon as we drove in, at 1515h a thunder storm hit, slows down, quiet, and it gets cold by 1800h. We sit around the fire and listen to news of heavy fighting in nearby Rwandan on a portable radio brought by Dennis - says rebels have been routed and fled to SW Uganda! According to Jan Bwiri means the darkest of dark places; local legend says a queen once ruled the land and if you say her name while near the swamps you die. Jen and I walked the stream near camp and found lots of Hyperolius w/ yellow backs and turquoise vocal poules, plus several egg masses on leaves, one a conglomert of x 4 masses together in a pendulous mass of mosesana tree link. He spotted a Rhampholeon ~30cm above ground and 1m from stream, head down and vertical on a green leaf. also Kana angolensis at streamside. The stream is 1-4m wide w/ pools, riffles, and streams; we waded up and back to the entrance point from 2030-2215h. Wendy would love it! November 3 Bob, Dennis, Vincent, Wilhelm and I pack and leave at 1030h, and Jen drives out on the road to drop off at the start of a path up to "Two Pond Swamp" - late we learn its real name. Ombujanja Swamp, Shore Hillly Bwiri Forest Reserve Rwenzori Death, Uganda Bob and I arrive here last after a hard three hour hike at 1430h, dmost all up a trail so steep it stares at your face, ~3Km and from 5200-6000' el. Took me an hour to recover! Some rain on the way. We arrive, make camp, and tho still dight Bob hears a Phlyctimantis go "boink" in the swamp - sound like a loud isolated drip in a metal sink. also Hyperolius and Physalaemus. There is a group of