J.P. Myers 1973 Journal Estancia Medeland, 35 Km S of Juancho, by road Pucia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 13 December Awoke at 0510 to sound of thunder. Rain began ~15 min later and continued for the t. Clouds breaking by 0930. Grid 3, Estancia 500 m W of Farmhouse, Medeland, Pucia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 16 December Walked out to grid 0700 to finish painting stakes placed 14 December. Shorebirds all over the grid. Surprisingly, there were no WARs, but 40+ Pectorals, 100+ Lyleggs, a few golden plover, and ~5 Gallinago gallinago. One flock of ~50 Wilson's phalarope was feeding about 200 m S of the SE end of the grid. Water level in the grid is down perceptibly, much more grass showing above the water. At the main marsh to the W across a line of branch edge, another flock of shorebirds, largely G+Lyleggs, with 3 Silt sandpipers was foraging on a mud flat which, now, since the rain, has become overgrown with a decreased-like vegetation. One climatopos flying over the grid; a flock of W-fibis. During the day we sighted the widge of Ardeley, the Estancia's owner. At 1930 Lost kit on off with nothing equipment beside Grid 36, and I had the nets up within ~10 minutes. A large thunderhead to the S caused light levels prematurely. Very little [illegible] was flying after 2000. A few G-Yeggs missed the net, as did a pair of Golden Plover. I caught nothing by sight, and after almost nothing a short-eared owl that was foraging over the Grid 3 area I failed the nets and headed back to camp (2145). Discovery supported by the paucity of flying shorebirds. Perhaps the storm had an effect, or perhaps this area is typically depauperate at this time of the year. Prominent birds flying overhead between 19:30 and 2145 were Nycticorax (30 is small groups + solitary), Ani ajaia, Vanellus, Tringa. On the way back I stopped by the speedo to Lummo I've been photographing — the young hen became jimmidy; I tried to catch them by spot lighting, but when I got to within 4 ft they flew. 17 December I had planned to return to the nets at 0400 and try again. But when I woke up, it was slightly later, and raining. So I stayed. At 0800 out and picking up the net. 10+ Pectorals in 3b, a flock of Lyleggs there too, One Gallinago. The corn had left the net alone, but I had caught several species of beetle (ranging up to 2" in lego length, one which ejected a raised smelly substance with a hiss when poked) and a dragonfly.