Field notes, v1404
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c. Koford 135 Journal Arcquipa, 1500', Peru November 11, 1951 Huaylarco, 52 mi. ENE Arcquipa, Pto. Snow about 1 1/4" deep at dawn. Overcast. Alt. Snow 3/4 gone by 9 a.m. T he 30 traps held 5 A. jelskii, 3 P. derivonii. I returned to examine mine & found 4 flycatchers shot. Many departed 9 a.m. to watch vicunas; returned noon. I set 20 traps on vegetational hillsides among boulders, & among spring grass in sandy flat. Nail rain in afternoon. No precip. after dark. shot 3 teal (Nettson) at camp pond. November 12, 1951. ^ New trap line held 0; old line 1 Chinchillula & (M.K. catalog). Took up 10 old traps & reset among boulders & shot: Quivera or grants. Shot a T. leucourus (2 others near it). Alto - cumulus 9/10s in morning, changing to 7/10 cumulus by 10 a.m. I watched pecuaras mr. km. 138 from 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Nail for 1/2 hr. at midday. November 13, 1951 Traps held 2 P. derivonii. No rain last night. Fog until about 7:30 a.m., then sunny until 8:30 when clouds from E. covered 8/10 sky. Of [=Anas fluvirostris] the Nettson shot yesterday: 9, lgst. overn 6 mm.; 07, test. 16; 07, total 34mm. long. Drove to El Selterio (7 1/2 to Amata junction, 10 more to El S.), bought gas, then to Amata (19 mi. from junction). No postoffice or 2 poor store at Amata. Saw seel vicunas 5-10 miles from Amata. Shot a goose near Amata, fox near Pety. Thunder, lightning. Ordene of rain in camp area. November 14, 1951. No rain at night. 7/10 cumus in morning; warm & nearly calm. Traps held 1 P. derivonii. Took up all traps. Set 30+ traps near boulders, gasta, tala on N. facing slope at foot of lake, about (mile 5) of camp, 4-8 in sand among buncher stiff grass. Shot one (of 4) flamingo on the lake. Saw 2 avocets (stith?), gray & white blackbacked gull, 100+ roost,