DeBenedictis 1967 86 7 Feb Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos. woke up to a sweet rain shower which lasted half an hour. Lots of song before and after the shower but not much during the rain. Spent his morning writing letters and didn't see or do much. In the afternoon went with Steve Billeb out towards the terraino by the seismograph station. Heard 1 Anthidea along the trail all giving the "bumm ehmr chur churr" song. A Platyspiza was singing from almost the same spot where I shot it? yesterday. Took several pictures of this area including 1 or 2 of the Tropidacna. The fenders are resting like mad. Saw most of forts and seancles. Only 1 Myarchus seen today, no martius. Heard half a dozen cockroos: Earlier in the A.M. saw a dove flying over the down area. Shot a Camarhynchus which was industriously tearing the bark from a dead (volcanic palo santo (Ciston) tree. The crop was full of an unidentifiable yellowish mush and small (1+ mm.) grains of sand. The bird was working sideways on the tree about 6' up, tearing off pieces of bare bark c. "2x1" in size. Didn't seem to be catching much. In the afternoon skinned out the Camarhynchus and finished the Burroughs novel I studied. Found a delightful passage on evolution about half way through. Dr. Miller took off for home about 2. Planned with Bob Pyle to go to Tortuga Bay tomorrow. Very successful day today.