68 LH Wolf 1964 Journal August 21 Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico In early morning as drove out saw numerous Parragues on road. During morning flocks of 7 - 10+ Orange-fronted Parulits flew over almost continuously. Saw 3 flocks of 200+ Dickcissels each. Boat-tailed Grackles arrived + were feeding on ground in Acacia grassland. Rain stopped about 0900 & sun came out for short while. Hunted for lizards from 1020 to 1050 while waited for Dick to arrive. Caught one Gecko (sp?) + saw numerous scorpions under the rocks. Went in to town to market & then back to hotel. Spent rest of day sketching birds, making few plant specimens. Wrote notes, had supper, & to bed at 2030. August 22 Tehuantepec, Oaxaca, Mexico Up at 0500. Did not rain during night. Drove out to 2 1/2 mi. E of town to observe + record Aimophila ruficauda. Dick went out to collect. I recorded & but notes + solo chatter of several pairs, including those of pair with nest. Then went out collecting. Found another A. ruficauda nest with 2 eggs. Collected 2 birds from there + Dick later collected the ? as she flushed off. This is when I earlier in the week, flushed 3 - maybe 6 - birds + followed them for short time. Took pictures of habitat, cactus, + flowers. Spent rest of day preparing birds. Clear, hot, & sunny all day. Wrote notes, had supper, & to bed at 2030.