ReBenedikt 1964 (190) 2 March on board "Golden Bear", Guayaquil Port Authority, Ecuador. channel was very narrow and I could hear Yellow Warblers and one other song. Saw 2 Spotted Sandpipers, a Cassin's Kingbird, a (Bart-tailed) Grackle (♂), and a ? Green Heron. At the port the Martinis were common. They are blacke on top, grey breasted, and with an ashly belly, the colors blending; forehead dark. Call is a metallic "plink" like a taut wire being snapped in the wind. A Yellow-crowned Night Heron appeared opposite the ship across the river. Martinis were quite common around the port, and one was investigating a small hole in a gasoline steamer. Tried to walk out of the port but the vegetation near by has been cleared and fallen we did find something - apog calling - we were attacked by 1000's of mosquitos causing us to beat a hasty retreat. Stayed on ship until about 5 when we got a taxi to Guayaquil. Lots of birds along the road, 2-3 types of flycatchers, a red-bst. blackbird, broad tailed grackle, a small finch and a small blackbird. Saw an Ani in Guayaquil. In this city Martinis and cliff swallows were abundant and saw a pair of (♂♀) thrushes and a couple of sneckn birds in a park. Lots of bats in the evening, which soon produced a audible ticking forward as they flew overhead. After some official engagements spent the night on the "Golden Bear"; Port is c. 9 Km. S of the city.