JPM Myers 1973 Journal 12 Aug 25 17 Km E of Yague by road Dept Central Paraguay went out from house with Lois and mother at 6:4M (dawn around 6:30) for light bird watching. Dawn clear. Predawn sky was clear (stars visible from house) but very strong wind (min of 35 mph) out of south. Temp at 8:20 = 63°F. By 6:4M sky was overcast, with, heavy cloud cover moving fast. Major event of trip was sighting of first [illegible] confirmed sandpipers - Pectorals in a wet grassy field just past the last bridge (headed east) over the river, a few hundred yards before the road gate. The field is briefly described under Pectoral entry. My suspicions that the shorebird seen yesterday by Villeta were Pectorals is reinforced. They were definitely sandpipers of the right size. Today also saw 6 rhea a few km beyond. The sandpiper [illegible] side in a bunch not far from the road. 2 sp. of plover, including 2 flocks of monk parakeet which I recorded. Two-tino, a snipe fighting the wind, diving, and making some typical snipe-like sounds, only 3 jacana (2 adult + 1 juvenile) and other wire typical fare for this road, except somewhat unimproved, perhaps because of the gusty wind, the birds were much more active at 8:30 than at 6:30. Aug 26 Out at dawn w/Lois. Returned to field 17 km east Yague. 54°, windy, but nowhere near as strong as yesterday. Overcast, wind out of SSE. Got to site at 7:15. Shorebirds there. Flock of 20 [illegible] whistling ibis. Largest abundance of shorebirds (SB) Flying at a given time was ~50. This is one flock of ~20