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Explorer´s Inn RN Monthly Report: September 2008
RNs: Zuzana Bartakova, Elaine Bianchi, Jamison Bianchi
Notes:
- Zuzana in Puerto September 5 (only for copy monitoring sheets and buy paint for the marks), next on 11, 12 (for pick up new RNs) and 30
- Elaine and Jamison came on September 12
- Elaine and Jamison left on September 21
TRAILS
Zuzana cleaned Big Tree, Terrace, Tangle (with the help of Jamison) and a part of Katicocha and Heliconia. Zuzana painted and placed new markers for La Torre/Terrace, Big Tree/Heliconia and Big Tree/La Torre. She also put into order fallen marks on Tapir, Swamp and next trails that she walked regularly.
RESEARCH ASISTANCE
- Zuzana collected leaf litter for Filio on September 6 and 7
- Zuzana measured walking palms for Jorge Vivanco on September 29
- Zuzana assisted Filio on September 19, 23, 25 and 26
- Zuzana assisted team of Oliver Philips (RAINFOR Project) on September 1 and 2
- Zuzana assisted Carlos (PUCP) with searching for one palm specie on September 19
- Zuzana helped people from Franfurkt Zoological Society with “Otters survey” – she explained how is going monitoring of otters in Cocococha and Katicocha lake, showed all stored otters dates and she also provide them own photos and videos of the otters on Cocococha
- Zuzana regularly watered plants at PUCP Research Station for Eric Cosio (with help of Elaine and Jamison during their stay)
- Jamison assisted Filio on September 19
INTERACTION WITH TOURISTS
- Zuzana, Jamison and Elaine (during their stay) were mixing with tourist regularly during main meals and they provided them information about lodge, nature and RNs work). Zuzana also provided lot of information about the Discovery center when she worked there, because Discovery centre is often visited by tourists as well.
DISCOVERY CENTER
- Zuzana painted new headline for mammal display, arranged there displays from dinning room and made a new small display about PASI conference
- Zuzana covered and filed new books and she added new stuff to RN shelves, all donated to us by N. Courtney attending the PASI conference
- Zuzana made an order in RN shelves and prepared all information for new RNs
- Discovery centre is regularly broomed and dusted and is daily visited by tourists
MEDICINAL GARDEN
Elaine and Jamison raked and broomed the Medicinal Garden. The Medicinal Garden has been regularly visited by guests. But new review of all plants is necessary.
LANGUAGE TRAINING
- Zuzana has continued with English/Spanish lessons with Alexis and also helped Filio with his English
OTHER / PERSONAL PROJECTS
- Zuzana placed new board with weekly “Weather report in EI” and she has started to write there daily weather that she took.
- Zuzana continues working on her project, she also continues with visiting mammal clay-licks for the presence of animals or their tracks
- Zuzana made a new “Collpita talk” where she focused mainly on geophagy and she painted a new two sides display about clay-licks and parrots
- Zuzana has helped out in the dining room and kitchen on busy nights
MONITORING PROJECTS
Caimans- Cocococha
Unfortunately, the caimans at Cocococha were not monitored in the month of September. This was due to lack of available persons to accompany Zuzana on the search. She supposed to do caiman search with new RNs, but they left and it was unclear if they come back and later there weren’t any free person for help.
Caimans- Tambopata
| Date |
Time |
Species |
Size estimation, cm |
| 10/09/08 |
18:50 |
Black Caiman |
160 cm |
| 10/09/08 |
19:00 |
Spectacled Caiman |
150 cm |
10/09/08 |
19:05 |
Spectacled Caiman |
150 cm |
16/09/08 |
18:52 |
Black Caiman |
170 cm |
16/09/08 |
18:58 |
Spectacled Caiman |
160 cm |
16/09/08 |
19:02 |
Spectacled Caiman |
? |
16/09/08 |
19:07 |
Black Caiman |
60 cm |
16/09/08 |
19:11 |
? |
? |
16/09/08 |
19:14 |
Spectacled Caiman |
160 cm |
16/09/08 |
19:16 |
Spectacled Caiman |
105 cm |
20/09/08 |
18:42 |
Black Caiman |
250 cm |
20/09/08 |
18:51 |
Spectacled Caiman |
130 cm |
20/09/08 |
18:51 |
Spectacled Caiman |
90 cm |
20/09/08 |
18:55 |
Spectacled Caiman |
120 cm |
20/09/08 |
19:02 |
Spectacled Caiman |
120 cm |
20/09/08 |
19:06 |
Spectacled Caiman |
150 cm |
20/09/08 |
19:10 |
? |
? |
20/09/08 |
19:10 |
Spectacled Caiman |
150 cm |
20/09/08 |
19:13 |
Spectacled Caiman |
150 cm |
27/09/08 |
18:44 |
Spectacled Caiman |
90 cm |
27/09/08 |
18:47 |
? |
? (small) |
27/09/08 |
18:50 |
Spectacled Caiman |
140 cm |
27/09/08 |
18:54 |
Spectacled Caiman |
70 cm |
27/09/08 |
18:59 |
Spectacled Caiman |
250 cm |
27/09/08 |
19:04 |
Spectacled Caiman |
80 cm |
27/09/08 |
19:10 |
Spectacled Caiman |
50 cm |
Collpita
Date |
Time |
Species seen |
Species feeding
on clay |
07/09/08 |
06:15 – 07:35 |
CFMA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA, OCPA |
CFMA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA, OCPA |
09/09/08 |
05:50 - 07:10 |
CFMA, MEPA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA |
CFMA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA |
14/09/08 |
05:55 – 07:10 |
CFMA, MEPA, BHPA, DHPA |
CFMA, MEPA, BHPA, DHPA |
15/09/08 |
06:00 – 07:25 |
RGMA, CFMA, MEPA, YCPA, BHPA |
CFMA, MEPA, YCPA, BHPA |
16/09/08 |
05:54 – 06:50 |
MEPA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA, WBPA |
MEPA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA, WBPA |
17/09/08 |
06:00 – 07:50 |
RGMA, MEPA, BHPA, OCPA, DHPA, WBPA |
RGMA, MEPA, DHPA, WBPA |
21/09/08 |
05:55 – 07:10 |
CFMA, MEPA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA |
YCPA, BHPA, DHPA |
24/09/08 |
05:35 – 07:20 |
CFMA, MEPA, YCPA, BHPA, DHPA, WBPA |
BHPA, WBPA |
26/09/08 |
05:35 – 07:35 |
CFMA, MEPA, BHPA, OCPA, DHPA |
BHPA |
29/09/08 |
05:30 – 07:15 |
RGMA, CFMA, MEPA, BHPA, OCPA, DHPA, WEPA, WBPA |
CFMA, BHPA, OCPA, DHPA, WEPA, WBPA |
Note:
BHPA = Blue-headed Parrot (Pionus menstruus), CFMA = Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severa), DHPA = Dusky-headed Parakeet (Aratinga weddellii), MEPA = Mealy Parrot (Amazona farinosa), OCPA = Orange-cheeked Parrot (Pionopsitta barrabandi), RGMA = Red-and-green Macaw (Ara chloroptera), WBPA = White bellied Parrot (Pionites leucogaster), WEPA = White-eyed Parakeet (Aratinga leucophthalmus), YCPA = Yellow-crowned Parrot (Amazona ochrocephala)
OTTERS
Cocococha
Thanks to suggestion of Dr. Max Gunther, Dustin and Patricia, Zuzana has started to work in another way with guides and otter’s sheets. She took care about filling the sheets daily. Cocococha was visited every day in month of September by guides and tourists or RN. Totally 55 were filled by RN or guides. Otters were seen in 9 cases (8 days).
Date |
Time |
Number seen |
03/09/08 |
08:15 – 08:40 |
4 |
06/09/08 |
08:20 – 08:40 |
5 |
12/09/08 |
08:20 – 08:45 |
4 |
14/09/08 |
09:08 – 09:20 |
4 |
15/09/08 |
06:10 – 06:35 |
(4) |
17/09/08 |
11:30 – 11:40 |
4 |
19/09/08 |
08:45 – 09:15 |
4 |
19/09/08 |
09:00 – 09:10 |
5 |
20/09/08 |
14:15 – 14:30 |
5 |
Rare species sightings
The following rare species were seen in the month of September:
Date |
Species seen |
Location |
01/09/08 |
Green Tree Viper |
Laguna Chica trail 450 m |
02/09/08 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
Main trail 500 m |
02/09/08 |
Pale-winged Trumpeter |
Main trail 2850 m |
03/09/08 |
Tayra |
Tapir trail 800 m |
05/09/08 |
Collared Peccary |
Main trail 650 m |
10/09/08 |
Red Brocket Deer |
Tapir trail |
10/09/08 |
Collared Peccary |
Swamp trail 850 m |
10/09/08 |
White-lipped Peccary |
Swamp 1450 m |
10/09/08 |
White-lipped Peccary |
Main trail 300 m |
12/09/08 |
Red Brocket Deer |
Tapir trail 2450 m |
12/09/08 |
Fe-der-lance |
Cocococha |
12/09/08 |
Pavonine Quetzal |
Main trail 2400 m |
12/09/08 |
Razor-billed Currasow |
Main trail 2800 m |
12/09/08 |
Collared Peccary |
Cocococha |
12/09/08 |
Tawny-belied Screetch Owl |
Laguna Chica trail 300 m |
12/09/08 |
Band-tailed Manaquin |
Main trail 1900 m |
12/09/08 |
Brazilian Porcupine |
Laguna Chica trail 200 m |
15/09/08 |
Tamandua |
Main trail 1700 m |
15/09/08 |
Red Brocket Deer |
Main trail 2400 m |
15/09/08 |
Red Brocket Deer |
Tapir trail 2650 m |
15/09/08 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
Ant trail 150 m |
15/09/08 |
Harpy Eagle |
Tapir trail 3050 m |
15/09/08 |
Pavonine Quetzal |
Tapir trail 4850 m |
17/09/08 |
Razor-billed Currasow |
Main trail 3200 m |
17/09/08 |
Grey Brocket Deer |
Main trail 4000 m |
17/09/08 |
Red Brocket Deer |
Tapir trail 2600 m |
19/09/08 |
White-lipped Peccary |
Main trail 4700 m |
19/09/08 |
Collared Peccary |
Main trail 3000 m |
19/09/08 |
Razor-billed Currasow |
Main trail 3100 m |
19/09/08 |
Pale-winged Trumpeter |
Tapir trail 2300 m |
21/09/08 |
Pavonine Quetzal |
Tapir trail 4100 m |
21/09/08 |
Giant Armadillo |
Main trail 350 m |
21/09/08 |
Olingo |
Main trail 350m |
23/09/08 |
Brazilian Porcupine (x2) |
Sunset Point trail 600 m |
23/09/08 |
Pavonine Quetzal |
Tapir trail 3300 m |
24/09/08 |
Tamandua |
Tapir trail 600 m |
25/09/08 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
Sunset Point trail 200 m |
25/09/08 |
Jaguar |
Tambopata river |
27/09/08 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
La Torre trail 200 m |
27/09/08 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
Sunset Point trail 450 m |
28/09/08 |
Pavonine Quetzal |
Swamp trail 300 m |
28/09/08 |
Nine-banded Armadillo |
Sunset Point trail 450 m |
29/09/08 |
Grey Brocket Deer |
Tapir trail 2600 m |
29/09/08 |
Red Brocket Deer |
Laguna Chica trail 350 m |
29/09/08 |
Banded-tailed Manaqin |
Tapir trail 1900 m |
30/09/08 |
Purus Jacamar |
Chacrita trail |
WEATHER DATA
Date |
Current t
[°C] |
Max t
[°C] |
Max hum
[%] |
Min t
[°C] |
Min hum
[%] |
Rain |
Time |
[mm] |
1 |
24.9 |
36.9 |
41.0% |
18.9 |
18.0% |
0 |
21:10 |
2 |
26.0 |
38.3 |
40.0% |
21.1 |
17.0% |
0 |
20:58 |
3 |
26.7 |
38.6 |
42.0% |
22.4 |
17.0% |
0 |
20:58 |
4 |
24.4 |
32 |
95.0% |
24 |
46.0% |
64 |
18:58 |
5 |
22.1 |
26.5 |
75.0% |
22.1 |
44.0% |
2 |
21:10 |
6 |
19.8 |
22.7 |
54.0% |
19.1 |
35.0% |
15 |
19:27 |
7 |
19.1 |
22.7 |
42.0% |
16.1 |
17.0% |
0 |
19:05 |
8 |
24.8 |
37.6 |
53.0% |
16 |
17.0% |
0 |
19:00 |
9 |
26.0 |
40.6 |
48.0% |
19.9 |
17.0% |
0 |
20:42 |
10 |
27.1 |
41.7 |
51.0% |
21.8 |
17.0% |
0 |
19:50 |
11 |
26.7 |
38.3 |
46.0% |
22.4 |
17.0% |
0 |
21:26 |
12 |
28.3 |
37.7 |
55.0% |
23.8 |
16.0% |
17 |
19:50 |
13 |
21.0 |
34.7 |
91.0% |
20 |
40.0% |
39 |
19:27 |
14 |
23.0 |
32.3 |
57.0% |
17.9 |
18.0% |
0 |
20:20 |
15 |
25.7 |
33.6 |
48.0% |
18.8 |
18.0% |
0 |
18:00 |
16 |
23.4 |
33.9 |
44.0% |
18.8 |
15.0% |
0 |
20:00 |
17 |
24.9 |
34.7 |
48.0% |
19.7 |
19.0% |
0 |
19:45 |
18 |
25.9 |
35.8 |
43.0% |
19.4 |
18.0% |
0 |
20:30 |
19 |
21.7 |
36.8 |
44.0% |
21.7 |
17.0% |
0 |
20:00 |
20 |
29.0 |
31.3 |
94.0% |
29 |
17.0% |
74 |
20:00 |
21 |
23.0 |
22.5 |
82.0% |
16.6 |
46.0% |
11 |
19:55 |
22 |
24.0 |
33.4 |
58.0% |
17.9 |
19.0% |
0.5 |
19:10 |
23 |
26.2 |
33.2 |
44.0% |
18.3 |
19.0% |
0 |
20:00 |
24 |
26.0 |
34.6 |
52.0% |
22.6 |
17.0% |
2 |
20:00 |
25 |
25.3 |
30 |
51.0% |
22.5 |
27.0% |
0 |
19:30 |
26 |
25.7 |
32.3 |
62.0% |
22.8 |
17.0% |
5 |
19:31 |
27 |
27.0 |
36.1 |
55.0% |
21.9 |
17.0% |
1 |
20:06 |
28 |
29.4 |
37.2 |
47.0% |
23.6 |
17.0% |
0 |
19:40 |
29 |
27.4 |
35.3 |
47.0% |
24.3 |
17.0% |
0 |
19:45 |
30 |
28.8 |
38.4 |
49.0% |
23.2 |
17.0% |
0 |
19:47 |
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