DeBenedictis 1967 8 Feb Tortuga Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapago. the bay the sandy beach almost completely disappeared, but marine Iguanas were present and slithering in the sand in much the same fashion as before. Most of the iguana were alone, but saw one bird. Found a few fragments of whale bone, prob. upper vertebrae, and picked up a few large snail shells. A couple of Semi- palmated Plovers, plus about the same #s of other birds as before. Much of the lava here is very water worn. About the last 3/8 mile before Tortuga Bay is a beautiful white, fine (like granulated sugar) coral sand beach, shallow and with a long surf. The sand was firm and level near the waves, full of sand crabs, and built to dunes with the open cactus/past behind farther in. There were about 10 Marine Iguanas along this beach, which baste to the water when we approached, but no signs of nesting. On two rock jetties in the beach there were 5# Turtles, 8# Turnstones, 3 Black Skies and 4 Semi-pal- mated Plovers, and along the sand were 5-8 Wimbels and about 50 Sandlings. about 1 Brown Noddie working in the surf, and 2 Sooty Gulls flew over the beach. Found a very dead Masked Booby. hal/a dozen Brown Pelicans along this stretch. Tortuga Bay are just beyond this. When we arrived there was an umm. Sterna of the common-alcic type, which I shot, flying over the bay and nesting on the shore of the bay. The E end of the bay was a sandy beach, while the N and S sides were