J.P. Myers 1974 Journal Estancia Weedland, 35 Rms of Touncho by road, Ptho de Macaranga, Pcia de Bs Aires, Argentina February 11 January Left camp 0930 driving along Farmhouse Rd to Rk 11 pond, 7 WR and 1 Peck in pond between road + Grid 9 - non banked. 1 LYL in Grid 1, as well as ~5 BAVS. No calidris ichneumon nor buffle. Several feet along pond to s. of grid. Absolutely no Golden Plovers between there and Rk 11 pond, nor any in the fallow corn field through which the road passes. Then I was always sure of seeing 50+ Golden - even up to the time that we left for Ascencion (28 January). 1 lone WR in Arroyo Chico by bridge, ± H. godwit. At Rk 11 pond I drove both S to the end of the pool (1 lone Pectoral), up into the field event and along it (nothing in the way of goldens or buffle) + N along the pond to the fence, ~300 m (3 pecks, one WR, several LYL + 6 YL). Many Vanellus, including several groups of 3+, and one of at least 6 or 7 birds. Then, back on the road, I returned to Arroyo Chico, out immediately after crossing the bridge. Followed Arroyo Chico to fence. Along the arroyo between the (bridge + the fence ~10 WR, 1 Buff-breasted, 2 H. godwit, and several (~5) Charadrius falcoandicus. The buffle was in an area just by the fence where cows had obviously spent a lot of time (judging from the density of cow shit). WR along the edge of the arroyo. From the arroyo I cut east along the fence to the first gate (the usual one for reaching the tower) - NO Buffle visible along that stretch, nor anywhere between the gate + the tower except for a flock of 6 spooked out of the thistle patch just before reaching the tower. This is an incredible change - I have never entered the tower Lanco before without seeing at least 20 buffles between the fence + the thistle. No birds on any of the grids by the tower, except for a few WR + Ch. falco. in the Arroyo. Also the flock of buffles which I spooked. 2 Golden Plovers in the arroyo. Driving N from the tower to the next fence I spooked a flock of ~50 Buffles. Although I followed the Arroyo, went through the next gate, and returned to the Arroyo. Then, at 1130 I found a BANDED WR!! - Right Yellow, Left Green - banded 1 January on Grid 9. He was in the arroyo with ~5 other WR. However territorial, definitely an occurrence at the Lanco grids - the one that goes through a fence see up accent. It was encouraging to see that the birds were not spooked by