Argentina field notes, v1505
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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