DeBenedictis 1964 5 March Guayaquil, Guayas Prov., Ecuador Seen before, and there were a number of sounds to which I could associate no bird - a dark- headed Grosbeak type of song, for instance. Had much better luck with small birds than large ones. After lunch I tried one of the side roads which proved to be very good. There was much standing water here and I stayed on the road. went out across a nearly dry mud field and then along a second road that lead to some 60-80 ft trail, prob. Decision trees which were full of birds. The area I spent the most time in was near an Ecuadorian's house and much of the undergrowth had been cleared. Elsewhere there was a dense undergrowth which almost pre- cluded entry, except along horse or cattle trails. The land here was dry, but there were several ponds with sedges and grass growing around nearby. Migrators were annoyingly abundant here, and I ran out of D/ff, to add to the misery. Saw no kops but heard frogs; birds were excellent. It was cool and overcast all day, barely raining to- wards the end of the day and this much eased the weather for the stay. Many of the birds were the same as the ones I saw the third, and a few were the same as I saw yesterday. Could have had a great time (except for the migrators) working this area the whole three days I had free.