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C. Koford
163
Journal
April 22, 1952
Hwy/arr 18:30; Dto Arequipa
Shot a [illegible], Agriornis, + from flycatcher away to be a
barish hill near camp. Very few Diuca + Conoloxe in this
area. Still 20+ sheep grazing today in this area. Burnt
snap traps to 30 + set 5 near old stone coral. All overcast
& a few flakes snow-in early afternoon.
April 23, 1952. Clear morning. Watched Tinamotis nest 6:30 to
4 a.m. & saw bird "freeze" for an hour. Many watched nest
in afternoon. Snap traps held 1 Herperomys + 1 A. [illegible];
put them up. Two juv red-brown spin-tail seen (shell % of size).
April 24, 1952. Clear, light frost. Sunrise 6:10. Watched Tin-
amotis nest 6:35 - 10 a.m. Bird sat off til 8:45 + look 45 min. late.
Watched nest 2:30 - 4:30. Unusually calm & thus warm today
until after 4 p.m.; then 2/10 cum nimb. & a few flakes snow.
Snaptrope held min. 2 Herperomys; discarded.
April 25, 1952. Clear, frosty. Watched Tin. nest 6:50 - 9:20am,
a steel trap held 2 Dusigera, 1065-370 - 155-100, no emb. but
black area in mt. hours, 2 R 3L. Snaptrope in Festuca +
sand held 1 Herperomys, 1 P. sublimus min. (Discards). Saw
a pair of teal with 5 - small flightless young. April 18 I
saw a little - like gray hawk; white tail & black terminal band,
fly to nest of stiles atop cliff 5. of lem. 134.7.
April 26, 1952. Clear morning; 5 3/8 cumulus in afternoon.
Watched tinamou nest in morning; resumed in afternoon. Juv. P.
sulbinus in snaptrope + 15 traps stolen by Indian. Took up
remaining traps. Sunset 5:40, rise 6:10. Shot 2 Aras crista
of of with elongated crest, for pot. Yesterday shot a p. viscacha
with 1" long embryos.
April 27, 1952. Clear morning; 5/8 cumulus in late afternoon!