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C. Koford
1952
Journal
August 4, 1952
Nro Juliaca, Dpto. Puno Peru.
Young grebes mostly in water plants nesting surf
ace from bottom (max about 5' deep). Nesting islands
of roots & grebes present. Lake about 1 km diameter
in flat dry country. Cattle graze on water plants
& local people fish with dip nets. No boats.
August 6, 1952
3 mi SW
Nro Juliaca, Dpto. Puno
With Duffie truck moved trader to near Chilloguani (ca?),
College of the 7th day adventists. Camped near rolling low
hills & near barley fields being cut. Zonotrichia,
Agriornis
muscinus? (juvenile?),
Symposelia, Nothura,
Batis,
Fales spavenin,
Phelco-
[illegible], a gray sparrow (?) gran with white spots
in center each tail feather, Conilade, Juirnal zavia &
Akador jefliis in stone & adobe walls, Stilozelyp.
Much rocks but no lizards seen.
August 7, 1952. Hunted 7:30 - 9 a.m. + shot 2 Cari
& 4 Nothura (2 skins +1 skeleton). Sunrise 6 a.m. Clear
& sunny but clouding up; overcast, windy, & cold in
late afternoon.
August 8, 1952. Friday. Hunted Nothura 7-9 a.m.;
saw 2 & killed one. Overcast calm morning. Set
14 traps in thick grass on slope where many prairie dropseige
shot one min. Caria & saw 5+ 7-9 a.m. Cold overcast p.m.
August 9, 1952. Traps held 7 P. pistur, 3 A. balwinice.
Put up 2? P.P. & demanded other mice. Shot 3 Nothura
& saw 3 other 7:30 - 9:30 a.m. Clear early morning; mist
frost; clouding up midday. Shot 3 Nothurs in after-
noon. Set 10 snap traps at feet adobe wall.