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JP Myers
1973
Journal
Laguna Las Flores Grande on Rio Salado at Puente Romero, ~2.7 Km
SW of San Miguel del Monte, by road, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
of the bridge @ by road we found pictor and white rumped;
Habitat was recently plowed field with sparse grass rising up
to 30cm richos; The field had toward several depressions,
occupying something like 35% of its area. Three were filled
with water. The Snipes were moving between the depressions,
being chased by Southern lapwings (see species account).
Also saw 20 hudsonian godwits, 2 large (50t) ibis flocks,
9 tero's (within 200 yd radius of car (in half circle), many
brown-ooded gulls, white-faced whistling duck, fulvous tree
duck, yellow billed pintail etc. Weather was in mid 50's,
wind very strong out of west, cloud cover 30% (had been
clear at dawn). Just as we were about to leave 3 more Pectorals
flew by (at 0915) - making a total of 6 for that city, a 2 then
@ 0940 WR at 0920. The Pectorals again had problems with
the teros, >1 move pectoral with that flock. 0921 9 pups flying
east. Found a tero chick. Hornero's building nests,
Fork tailed flycatchers back (saw them near Newman on
Oct 4 for first time); now flying in BA area.
Punta Raza, ~10 Km N of San Clemente del Tuya, Calo San
Antonio, Pcia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
11 Oct
cont'd
We arrived circa 1530 to the "parking lot" + set of huts at the
end of the road from San Clemente. More people than last time. Walked
immediately to the west in order to survey the tidal flats on the
NW side of the point. Tide was waning; in fact it may have already
turned. ~50 White - Rumped, 3 sanderlings, 10*uddy turnstones,
golden and blackbellied plover, oystercatcher. The little brown