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B. Hamilton
1967
Journal
23 July @
Trio Tree Pt. 3 km SE Bryowar, Dept Piers, Peru E loc 100'
way on my telephoto lens. In the morning a big stormy sky
and also a big my big bird. Back at camp I walked along
beach with Ray and G.I. Carl collects another Martin, Progne
moderata, which he had first dreamt for last night. Ray
collects a Grasshopper, Charadrius alexandrinus from
flank of 4 and an Berkley, a little later I discover a plank
of 2 Wandering Tattler Heteroscelus incanus. I
shot on as it is but it flew away with two other.
I shot it up and decided that this seems good for Peru.
Ray says he saw them earlier but didn't know what they were.
After supper we looked for bit as sun was 6 o'clock not
flying around much but now flying away. There were flock
of about 65 Great Grebe present at night Podiceps major
present at night. In the morning I listen Petrel's flying
close to shore. I looked at them carefully and they seemed to be
Wilson's P.T.R.L, Oceanites oceanicus. At night Ray out I looked for
Berber's as caught about 6 and 2 Tropidurus lizzenus in that
check my
half an hour. I was exhausted so I didn't set any
traps.
24 July
The morning has high thick white sun halo at the horizon it looks
like it is going to be a beautiful day. Then rain of an adult
present but quite close as it appears to be Oceanites gracilis, whom
the White-vented Storm Petrel. The were 3 Great Grebe at the
point that could have been shot but I didn't have any gun. After breakfast
I went out and picked up my traps. I caught few min of some
pol type on man clin and caught by tail and I released it. I saw
trachea of about 8 min in some points of two birds. One when