Ko Ford 1967 14 Journal 24 July 1967. Mon. Nr. Bayovar, Dpto. Piura, Peru. (too note). I shot an egret-like from field. Saw several Nunumia. Gosette are on sand ocean shore. Fisherman brought in small sled, "langusado" (lulubut-like), macrel-like small fish. Many thick petrels on beach. Barelife village of mud, sticks, & straw note - tem- porary and poor. Clearst day yet, but fog to 5.+ 20 at wind in afternoon. Set no traps & no night hunting or collecting. 25 July 1967. In afternoon we drove 2+ km. on road toward Nisol Mine (toomuck sand beyond), set traps, & camped in flat "coguis" desert where many barcasses and sand hummocks to 5 m. high half covered on windward side) by "mule ear" brush. Some mosquito, much of it half dead (from sand drowning). Saw gosette hummingbird, coeolid, & a sliver (flying). Many forestrocks. No lizards seen. I set 40 traps on the "mule ear" dunes & checked them about midnight (2 mice). Cold, windy, overcast, wind dying somewhat at night. 26 July / 1967. They had 3 mice in traps. Cold + overcast continued. We return- ed to Bayovar. Boys collected a gebo + 2 comorants, while I set 33 traps in rocks near brush at edge wash about 2 km. 5 W of Bayovar. Clearthine in afternoon. Nr. Bayovar, Dto. Piura 27 July / 1967. Traps held / 10 gm. pale mouse; deceased. Departed 110 m. & drove to San Raman potash area. Little vegetation, barcasses, & salt ponds, but gosette present + a sandpiper in pond. Then to Aschana, where former area stated (mosquito, cotton), + we collected a few birds including small parrot. Then to Piura for supplies, & drove on toward Sullana in desert. Camped about 8 km. W. 8 km N. of Piura near small sandhills w/ "mule ear" shrubs and some mosquito & copea. Piura -> Sullana, Dpto. Piura, Peru - 28 July / 1967. Peruvian Independence Day. Traps held + pale mice, somewhat mouse-eaten. Many forestrocks + I saw foreye chick in early (3 a.m.) morning.