JPMyers 1973 Journal Punta Raga, ~10 Km N of San Clemente del Tuyu, Cabo San Antonio Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 11 Oct cont'd The birds were very spooky, not letting me get close enough for a shot. They collected across a tidal outlet too deep for me to wade. In the future I must approach that area from the lighthouse or from the hunting club. We camped on the le side of the first major slough which is west of the ocean (behind a set of dunes). It may be reached [in low water] by taking a small dirt road which cuts off right from a pt on the "main" road to Punta Raga about 100 yards to the east of the place where the lighthouse road leaves the Punta Raga road. This slough is the area where Ollrog had told me shorebirds foraged when the tide was high and covered the major mud flats to the north. At 1800 we found 3 Vlegs, 2 P. dominicanus + 1 P. squatarola, tero's, perhaps 3 Stilt sandpipers. [Also Cliff + Barn Swallows.] Recall that low tide turned mean @ 1530. 1805 - Lesser Vlegs came in 1808 (lower left). 1815 Bothrops!! slivered down put my butt + 2 inches from my boots I didn't see it until I parked about. I then walked ~300 yds W + found a large flock of WR-24, many Vlegs (perhaps some Stilt), 1 oystercatcher, many ploras, including defenders (both species). The birds were using 2 areas, one across due east from our camp (which is ~50 yds S of the pt where the road "crosses" the slough) and another north 300 yds along the slough at a pt where it joop to the west. The geeps seem to prefer it closer to camp, 2840 yards down across from camp. [illegible] Birds are very flighty, but feeding when they land. 1842 - wind chying, & more geeps coming into camp site. Sun is