Field notes, v1404
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C. Koford Journal December 1, 1951 Huaylarco (5000) Dpto. Arequpa min. temp. -8°C. Watched vicuña 4:20-8:30 a.m. Cirrus clouds in a.m., 8/10 cumulus & E. wind by noon. Hail in early afternoon. Watched vicuñas 4-5:15 p.m. Max. temp. +12°C. min. temp. -5½°C. December 2, 1951. Sunday. Drove to El Solitario & loch. Shot a musaicha with no emb. but moderate mammary tissue. Set 35 traps among boulders & yarata on slope ½ mile W. of camp. Wrote letters. Hail in early afternoon but clearing in late afternoon. Max. temp. +14°C. December 3, 1951. Monday. Min. temp. -5½°C. Traps held 4 P. darwini, 2 A. jolobii. 7/10 cum. by 9 a.m. Watched vic- uñas 9:30-10 a.m. Worked at mapping 6m. 138-139 area. Rain & hail about 1 p.m. & all overcast. Mapped 3-5 p.m., putting rock markers rock ¼o km. dens. 138 to 139 4/10. Max. temp. +14°C. min. temp. -5°C. December 4, 1951. Traps held 4 A. P. darwini (showing by May). Watched vicuña 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Put road markers km. 134-138, every ¼o km. Clouding up in morning, hail Temp. max. +12½°C. I took off for an hour in early p.m., clearing after 4 p.m. December 5, 1951. Min. temp. -3°C. Traps held 2 P. darwin- ni. Took up all traps. Clouding up in morning, 8/10 cumulus, 30% rel. humidity, at noon. W. wind & no precip. in afternoon. Watched vicuña & mapped 12:30-4 p.m. Max. temp. +13½°C. December 6, 1951. Min. temp. last night +½°C. ¾o stratus over east & calm 7 a.m. Watched vicuñas 7:30-12:30. Shot 2 tsel & a Dina. Hail about 2 p.m. Max. temp. +10°C. December 7, 1951. Min. temp. -1°C. Alto stratus overcast 6 a.m. Watched vicuña 7 a.m.-12 M. Clouded up; just snow & hail 1 to