DeBenedictis 1/6-1 83 6 Feb Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. Much greener here than on Hood. After breakfast, went with Dr. Miller and an Ecuadorian E along the shore to a couple of salt lagoons to look for Teal. A few Marine Iguanas: The ?s are orange, one with fairly green spines, than on Espiritus but they are not as obviously nesting (1 hole, no ?). Saw 1 Green Heron along the shore. The 1st pond was about 25' ff in from the ocean, separated by a high rise, S shaped, about 30' long, each arm 10-20' wide., and 4-8" deep, with a soft muddy bottom. A narrow weed grass margin to the pond and bushes beyond this, so pass strip 4? feet wide. A little sandy weed border in some places. A pair of Teal, one of which quacked like a mallard "'wack-'wack-'wack" as they flushed. Red eon bird of ?conspicuous and in flight show much pale buff along the trailing edge of the wings & tail, speculum indistinct. Also a Black-necked Stilt and a Green Heron, with pink legs, there. The other pond opened almost on the ocean, 60' long x 25' wide, D shaped, with similar bottom and a wider beach grown to a feet Verfect iceplant. Nothing here except 1 Green Heron. Saw a round Noddy along this hole + 3 Blue footed Boobies on the way back. Also saw a Cackoo in flight near the homes on the way down, After this went with Dr. Miller into the barranco near the Seismograph station. Lots of finches as usual. A ? fotus as a nest repeated gave a descending rough "'tunnn" call, c. 1/8-1/2sec. long, this call not carrying far and sounding smoother at a distance. Collected a mocker,