SP Myers 1973 Journal 65 Cerro Sombrévo # Picada de Magallanes, Tierra del Fuego, Chile by road to Rio Grande, Ten. Nacional del Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 31 October We were forced to stop for the night outside a police station because of an 11pm convoy air effect in Chile. 41°P outside in the morning, 30% cloud cover, no wind. Left Cerro Sombrévo after getting a Salvo conducido from the rancheros at 0820. Few birds seen in first 50 km, Lucas C.S. I saw about 50 km on. The land in this section of Tierra del Fuego is much drier than I had expected. Bearded grass, many fewer ponds than there between just across the Straits. The road goes up to ~500', and occasionally passes through a gentle valley in which can be found a small meandering stream. 72 km from C.S. saw a Gallinago walking in the middle of the road, [illegible] Just north of San Sebastián, near Tres Lagos we entered a large flat area peopled with puddle and Larus. A juniper-like scrub. Baird's in and around the puddles. [illegible] (see append.) Numerous small flocks. Some white rump, blue as well, including birds foraging in grass. Seedsnipe, green, Ch. fallow [illegible] too. Many WR and B along every small puddle by the road [illegible]. These birds were not necessarily in puddles, [illegible] they were spooked by the car. Although I never saw 100° Baird and perhaps 50 WR. Unfortunately we could not stay in this area very long because of the need to get past the Chilean border guard and back into Argentina. Between Monte Hymond and San Sebastián, the two frontier points the road crosses, we had to make our way through 6 military checkpoints. At Lluchas near Campamento Los Chorillos, 68 km N of Rio Grande by road, the country line is very hilly, but the hills are on the scale of sand dunes. [illegible] grass, sheep. Spooled a flock of 25 Baird. Along the road in this area we saw a small group of WR and Baird. Flock of up to 50 Magellanic Oystercatchers. South of Rio Grande - Fork of 17 peeps. We went to Viamonte in search of