JPM Myers 1973 Journal Tower Llanos, 1 km N of Arroyo Chico Bridge, Estancia Wetland, 35 km S of Juanico by road, Picia de B.A., Argentina 7 December (Cont'd) 3 buffies were on the grid within fifteen minutes after finishing stalking. We walked from the lower clue east across the Llanos. Baird's were still foraging along with Ward peckers in the new pond. From here we went S to the farmhouse road, then E to the Estancia. The most striking thing about the walk was the amount of grassy field [esp. that ~6" high] which was inundated by several inches of water. Estancia Wetland, Picia de B.A., Argentina 8 December Worked with Lois + Huici on grid and tower today. A thunderstorm came up at dusk, dropping 20 mm of rain on the already soaked countryside. 9 December During the evening another storm hit, leaving 22 mm [the afternoon] Farmhouse to Tower Llanos, Estancia Wetland, Picia de B.A., Argentina 10 December Last night's storm luring around this morning could be 800. At 0930 I left camp in the Eucalyptus, and walked along the road until ~SSE of the tower, when I turned and headed directly toward the tower. The road was so thoroughly soaked that it was difficult to walk. The field along the road are very wet; much of their surface is covered by standing puddles of water. In a plowed field between the road and a fence to the N, I spooked Pectoral + WR from the puddle, and Golden and Buffers from then [illegible] slightly higher area. Then an huge flock of golden flying, more so than on other days; the birds are very spooky; I was unable to approach any sandpipers. Once at the tower, I spent some time malling in burkup cache along the frame, to provide some sort of blind. Only a few buffies came to the grid area during this period. Also many fewer WR along the Arroyo than have had been in the last few days. 2 Ch. Fallbeetles on the shoreline. The water is at least an inch [illegible] covering 1" more horizontal area on the shoreline. The WR presence could be a result of my several day activity around the blind, or perhaps due to the [illegible] water increased depth in water in the Arroyo, covering but foraging areas. In addition, the latter factor could interact with the quickly increased amount of surface water all over the Estancia, producing large areas for [illegible] WR (and Pectorals) foraging.