Journal 5 Feb, 1978 F/ Estor l. [label], Guatem. Top of tree; spread tail as open shot note. Saw yellowthroat in marsh near lake. Occasional black vulture mature. / With Mark, went by launch to Ensenada Los Lagartos, 7 km to SW. Lake muddy. Flashes olive, occasionally, to 100+ at times. Occasional gull; fruit feed waters; b. atricilla? Also an orange- hilled tern w mud-flapped tail, fairly large. I osprey. Occur, caribaja. Common & many egret. Little blue heron (var. spiz) arbor hawkins. 1 Mycteria flying. I Podilymbus gale. A flock of large dark ducks w large white speculum- Dendrocyga autumnalis; 20+ in flock. Large plover, broad- tail size; gray & brown - nigricostrie ? Occur, 1-2 in trees. Saw few peccaries at edge Cien. Lagartos. (This area a wild- life reserve now, said Dany). We saw a 2' long snipe- ing in inlet, later hopped on floating log. / One saw big turtle w/ ridges on back; saw heads of 2 other turtles, which dove, & one in dead stump tops in water. (The water is white of manganese deposits, a streak in it black; apparent- ly four fish in it (cat net + spine). Saw 10+ raft- flying brown bats flying among trees over water. / We returned to Las Darwin, saw Centrim (rupicolae ?) wood- pecker in tree near lake. Hot Nettle seeds for DNA sample. Nerve last not at dock. Two R-nose Ialau. Antilurus littoralis in another net. (DNA sample tissues) (see EJK notes). 6 Feb, 1978. Strong wind. Adolfo P + Mark took launch to Palenque. Not took Dumetella. Walked in grassy field near airstrip + flowing stream. Cell biopsy for DNA sample (kept 1 spec.). Saw 6" Basiliscus, & a turtle in stream (Kinosternon; hinged plastron).