Field notes, v1307
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There, lt. 1990 November 10 (continued) tree, staring out w/ their enormous plumed tail hanging down like a plume. Jan says they are the shiest forest monkey. We walked on and on, usually w/ forest on the right and farms on the left, expecty to come to a boundary where all was forest. At 12:15h Bob and I stopped to unsuccessfully chase an Adolfus basking on a fallen tree (f ~ 2:5am), then started back down. At 12:34h I spotted a juvenile Agama atricollis on a large tree trunk on the farm side of the road, and as we circled for a rubber band shot spotted a big colorful (?) on the same tree. Suddenly a small gray raptor soared in from up road, flew between us and the tree chased the lizard around the trunk once and flew off w/out it! Made it back to camp at 13:40h, having walked ~ 5 miles - hot! Lunch and a bath cup by cup. Finally some breeze and drizzle ~ 16:30h. After dinner, ~20:30-21:35h, we walked the road above camp, includy an area of a small creek w/ sedges - no frogs callin', no herps seen. Tried to tease the Ugandans by walking down the hill into camp w/our flashlights held in clampsticks overhead, but no reaction. November 11 Woke up at 03:30h thinking about people, places, etc. Got up at 07:00h because we will have a long day. Finally (after 3 hrs) getting used to shittin' while squatting - this morning I actually lingered in contemplation of some little reddish thrush-like thing in adjacent shrubbery. Bob and Jan