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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