Journal 28? 27 April 1978. Lagun de Loxa, Dept. Izabal, Guatemala. Obs. 10m. petechia, roadside banks, grebler, Contopus sylvianus [?], many swallows, D. magnirostris another mallard in brush. / We set up 2 mist nets near lab. building at edge yard; set no traps. Caught in net 2 Dendroica petechia. Many brown loutiers in net in evening; took one small bat (EJK catalog). Sparrowbird calls on. Koda - big flaps. 29 April 1978. Saturday. Net held atileum, Megaryphodon flycatcher, muddy ground dove Columbina; late Dendroica petechia, Spathacola tungurensis. We caled boat out inlet. Flushed 20+ embellonnis' birds from bushes overhanging water near dock. W. casting net, took several small fish (EJK catalog) in 3-5' deep water. Saw commants, green heron. New citreoli traps near dock. [heavy day, mod. hot.] Returned to lab boat 1100. / Late in day note near lab tools Trapa citrulina, Myiarchus tyrannulus, ?seed eater (Spathacola?) Dendroica petechia? (f. 1 1/2 mm.) Released all. Tyrannus melancholicus. / We put out about 30 swp traps + closed last one and added one of mist net (so 2 left in garden; 26 records). / about 3-5 p.m., took boat side w. Adolfo to Encantada de Loxeta. Took a scale in water 200 m. from shore (EJK catalog). Saw 2 anhingas, Amer. egret, snowy egret. Too far south of Golokio where an pelate saw 200+ commants, 200+ terns + gulls (laughing?) (Caspian royal tern), stilt, sandpiper, 2 black-billed tree ducks. Lower part mouth for thick grassy banks. We returned to lab. Saw an Astreya at low range in garden. Took 27 + 4 Cuyabaná in mist net sw. / after dark, a Chilonyctini + Joborophaga taken (EJK catalog) in nets. / Misha H. reports Amazona ochrocephala parrot seen. 30 April 1978. Sunday. Perain night. Otelos chases from lowly hills to N. about 0630. My 12 traps yielded 0; also jobs to N. of road yield 0. / Saw trunks of parson & parson in crude lab. 2 nets N. of road took 1 atileum, Atilen (lest. 8) and 2 Atileus? chalcitis. / I saw Contopus sylvianus on dead tree in open w. lab. saw Amazona ochrocephala in thin near grassland. / 2 nets in yard took no bats.