Journal 19 April 1977. Baja Verapaz, Guatemala station man (INDE - alijo para program). | Walked back toward Quirín. A road to E among forest from Peralta - mostly for walking? Used bladetop surface - said built 5 years ago - no road before, so recently opened. Hiked ride to Quirín & talked w. Javier. He lives near town's house. In pine or mixture broadleaf + Liquidambar. He said quetzal flowers have most mornings. We saw small teal bills over pine on point. Steller jays conspicuous / Javier said a woman from San Francisco, Anna Oller (sp. ?), had stayed there 6 mos. last yr. & studied orchids. He said tigritos + lemillos + piosts + tepescuintle present, but no panteras. We found chachalaca call. | Took walk in woods. Saw black catgus, finches, Mountain flycatcher, big robin, bluebird, a = Spinos n.? Cynocypa ? joy (sand-joy w. black head), sparrow, yellow billed cuckoo & hummingbirds. / Saw gr. 15+ scotts (?) agates flying in morning. Fire-flies spelled in night. 20 April 1977. Mr. Peralta, B.V., Guatemala. Morning walk. Saw a heron in broadleaf tree. Jays prominent. Visited Plantain "Santa Teresa" near him 155, when Florida's bird now. Paul Gentry & Jimmy (14 yrs ?), Mrs. G. away today. New 5 years. Said howler monkeys in front. Often saw quetzal near house. Forest patch looks about ½ mile during last 5 yrs., as municipality land. Gentry thought Guatemala's sought to kill everything, & for me too actually. From John Campbell, (SNAFOT) (U.Texas) scientist from D.C. city, had visited, set traps, netted bats, caught birds (including salamanders), and taught Jimmy much. J. had formalin (incl. skins) specimens of frogs, lizards, snakes, a few salamanders. His uncle in house & his brothers in jar cage. Said new B. godmani was fairly common near Peralta. Paul said a waterfall about halfway to Peralta was called "cave of the quetzal." A Col. Esteban had Santa Rosa ranch S. of Peralta, an old road (S. of 300 m E. of Cerro Alto).