Uggy Phil 1974 Journal 14 \n24-26 Jan Greek Bay, Isla San Cristobal, Galapagos, Ecuador \ndespite the fact that the colonists kill them as pests.) Sp. caught at El Progreso were G. fuliginosa, Camarhynchus parvulus, & Cactospiza pallida. We should have also caught Platyspiza crassirostris & Geospiza magnirostris. Very few cactus - wattleage on dry rocks near town. Note extreme drier at Greek Bay. This in contrast to 2 years ago when there was water, literally cascading down off of the hills. Most of the time then we were wading in fresh water. This time we saw absolutely no fresh water. Vegetation looks brown, too. Geckos (believed) to be concentrated on bldgs & high rocks. This trip two got 150 in a few weeks; thus were scarce in their places, & we collected far fewer in general. \n26-27 Carduer Bay, Isla Espanola, Galapagos, Ecuador Jan no rain, so we set no traps. Much sandy beach, also there are is no shortage of rocky shorelines also. Vegetation very low & thorny. Back 30 m or so from the beach it is very warm & large leafed, but where the sand ends, there is a zone of Cryptocarpus which retains its flat leaves 20-30 feet deep as so. Also a few small (5') tree. On nearby point we could see 2 of the tree Opuntia. But in general Carduer Bay hasa names scrubby look. \nRockbirds are the most [illegible] weld off immediately olman birds. Back