Koford 1967 12 Journal Peru 20 July 1967 Nr. Cerro Illescas, Dpto. Piura, side (6/10) and sand to leeward. 27 km., hummocks w. shrubs and occas., small dunes. 33 km., rocks in strata and larger mesquite; (42) s-down we saw 3 scolopacids walking on desolate flat. Spent 1/2 hr. searching for Cueva Cueva de las Lencas, when said to be many late. (Dto. Tric Trac nr.) Then to Bayovar, where stayed in colonias & had good meal with the small staff (3 men). Set no traps. Cold & dark here today, w. 15 kt. wind Nr. Bayovar Dpto. Piura. 21 July 1967. Friday. Reorganized gear. Hamilton shots Pedregas, & some of them seemed to be counting. Cluster of 100+ red cuds on sand on beach. Net caught some grosbeaks, tow doves, mockingbirds, wail- ens, geosittors, Passer s., turkey + black vultures. We drove 13 km. to East 25. wateh well at foot rocky quebrada & set traps there. Returned to Bayovar, and I set 25 traps in shrubs in sand about 2 km. away, where many good trochis, copei lizards, & small mesquite. At water area set 25 under rock ledges where no plants but many cope (?) scale. Overcast and windy & cold all day, occasionally lightening, but clear by 8 p.m. and full moon. 1967. 22 July 1967 (25) Overcast morning. Traps in mesquite copei lizards H. garbillus held 1 mouse (10gm. o, t. ?, min., discarded, the real mouse.) but a few traps spring & foot trochis alongside. Traps along removal of deresinii well also held 5, but Mr. Collins got a fine Phylletis in lower rocks, nothing new broken in bottom of draw. About 4 km. SE of Bayovar, caught 1 min. or fox & shot hummingbird + coecrib (?) also found a coral snake, which Harry collected, about 10 a.m. Much warm- er today and brighten sky. Left 25 traps out in brush on sand & caught 3 Armeus during the day (out bait). Boys set up net same area and took several Cross grosbeaks. Afternoon I saw fishermen diving in Cheloni's myddi's spec turtles a few at a time on small log rafts, about 24 in all.