JPMyers 1973 Journal 64 Monte Hymond, [illegible], to the ferry at Primiera Delgada on the Straits of Magellen, Pcia de Magellanes, Chile Immediately upon leaving the border guard (after a nerve-wracking hour with the Chilean military) we started seeing Lesser Rheas. The change was dramatic, as we saw none between Rio Gallegos and the border. Whereas within 100 yds of the border we saw the first small group, and we continued to see them sporadically all the way to within Stan of the ferry. At least 20 all told. The only perceptible obvious change in the habitat was an increase in the amount of standing water (with perhaps a thickening and quenching of the grass). Numerous puddles "percol puddle" with both W-R and Baird's arrest of plum. The puddles are not very big, afew ft. across, and by the sides of the road. Grass emerging along the edge of the ponds. Southern hupwings also present. Oropholus present. Not too many seelangis. We arrived at the ferry at 4:30 pm, just as the tide was beginning to expose a series of rock jetties sticking out into the Straits. Flock of about 100 preps was foraging 200 yds to the NTE from the ferry slip; 20 Breathbills in three with them. Both species are working around the rocks, at their bases. Also present - helpgulls (200+), Dolphin gulls (5-6), rock cormorants (flying in both directions either singly or in small groups), also definite Ph. allewenter and Ph. africepoin mixed small flocks (up to 4) - but these cormo- rants are far outnumbered by the Rock, & Magellanic penguin Many terns - south american arctic accentric. 10-15 Commangers dolphins in Strait, less than 1 mile off shore. Fluviculitt and black petrel and small size were very evident even at the distance over which we were viewing them. At the tide's lowest point the ferry boat was completely out of the H2O. Its crew gathered several large buckets of mussels from the rocks when the Breathbills had been.