Journal 27 Isla Pinta Galapagos Ecuador 1 Feb- 2Feb at them. Trees Opuntia have lost blossoms & fruit. The finches were careless to catch, while they were there. Saw short-eared owl on the way down. After dark the hawks were a constant problem in the birds net both in the highland & near the water. Hawks are very persistent & difficult to drive off. Yet they must be faced to leave the vicinity of the nets, for all bird movement ceases when they are near. Saw lots of geckos on the way down, but not in the high country & later along the beach. Saw lot of Tropidonotus but no Phyllodactyls. 2Feb Isla Marchena Galapagos Ecuador SW corner arrived around 2 PM Wright, Pattas et al had spent the previous night there. Caught a few finches, lots of Tropidonotus but no geckos. Trees mostly Bulnesia sparse. Saw soil especially when the lava is flat & fresh. But lots of fresh lava, which he working on it. Patras said he found 2 smoking fulmars. Looks greener here than elsewhere except for the higher elevations of other islands! The Bulnesia at one, slowly seem to be just leafing out.