54 Journal Estancia Medaland, 35 Km S of Tucumelo by road, Pucia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 17 October contd 0.75 Km further east we arrived at Arroyo Chico. 2 Hudsonian godwit, 2 ♂♂ w-hump, one Pectoral, several Plowers, one Olivaceous cormorant Immediately across the arroyo grass a line closely cropped field with, —also cloths + dust higher, pulpin grass w/ flocks of buffies circl: 10 buffy + 1 golden. 50 yds down 20 buffies. Across road 80-100 golden players. Their field was also atypical - almost all tuft grass 4'-5" high which obscures most of the bird. 5 Km from Rte 12 we entered the big swrump — black-necked sword —bird, pied-billed grebes, Agelaius, yellow billed pintails etc. Brg. the roadends 6 Km from the Rte 12. There we met several quicheros, one whose name is "Wishi" (?) who said that Pectorals are most common Sandpipers here — but I doubt his information. Wishi said that much of the water around her is permanent, especially to the east toward the ocean, where there are lagoonas several meters deep. Unfortunately you cannot go the whole way (any farther than the 6 Km we have gone already) by car. 1820 While preparing the. On the way back to our campsite, which is just out of the "ridge" on the west edge of the series of ponds I noted 1 Km east of Rte 12 on Estancia Medaland, I collected a buff-breasted (032) . 1825 while preparing the birds from today I kept an eye out for buffy-golden activity. Sun still above horizon. 30 buffer 120 yards to the south from camp + flock of 100+ across pond to W.E. 1835 Flock of nearly buffies to south took off 68-90 2 buffin return to that side. Perhaps they roost in this area. 1850 - few buffins + many goldens fording over field. 1855 13 buffins going N.E. 1900 Sun just set — 200 buffies, a few goldens, 2330 and finished the last white-rumped — wind came up — strong from S.W. It continued through the night and next morning, in the process ripping top a guy line for our tent fly. We headed south along Rte 11 toward Mendoza Plate after I had finished the buffy