Journal (July 30 - Sept., 1969) 30 July 1969 Berkeley to Lima, Peru. Departed via helicopter from Berkeley; to San Francisco, Los Angeles; then departed 9 p.m. on Varig 815 for Lima. Both crowded unorganized group of passengers, largely Brazilians. 31 July 1969. Arrived Lima airport about 7 a.m. Customs opened nothing. By taxi (120 soles) to Costa Rica 141, Miraflores (San Antonio), where John Davis was staying. Then met Davis, O. & A. Pearson, Myrol Long & Ray Hillman. Last two, students, will accompany me for six weeks field work. Shopped for groceries, & departed Lima about 12:30 on Panamerican highway to north. Past Chancay, could see green hills of Lomas de Checay, & small patch of woods there. We turned off a road toward Churin about 50 mi. N. of Lima, drove 6.5 miles, and off poor dirt road to camp on "dry" side of lomas - 20 km. N., 6 km. W. of Chancay, about 200'. Overcast w/ fog, & occasional light drizzle. M. put out snap traps & net. Ray saw vicuñón but shot none. Green aspect to head of this canyon. In late afternoon we saw no birds or lizards, & in evening heard no owls. I Ray thought he heard bats in cave; we set up our net. 1 August 1969. About 4 a.m. I prowled around rocky slopes looking for foxes or other mammals w/ light, but saw none, & heard no night birds. Bat net & trap line yielded 0. Departed camp 0800. Drove to highway, then to entrance of Bosque road, & on about 3 1/2 miles. Green foliage started about 1000'; short, & covered ground about 8' 1 ft. tall (vines like plants mainly) at 1200'. Foggy above 1000', but gradually lightening. Many Borotrichia capensis; a few doves. At lower level of greenery, where no trees, a few thrushes, & geositta, & occasional flocks small birds. Hundreds of small