J.P.Myers 1974 Calidris melanotos Tower Llanos, Estancia Medland, 35 Km.S. of Juancho, Ptdo de Madariaga, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 20 January 0625 Pectoral landed just within 15 m of grid. - foraging in cowpots! - poking bill. Stays ~ 1 minute. 20 February at east end of flower in swamp wetland explored previously, and where there had been melanotos before on week before (see 12 Feb Journal). Pablo (cameraman) searched diligently for melanotos, finding only one (by sound), yet the habitat still looks reasonably good. And other birds up, fiscally, are roosting there. 22 February Sat in blind in swamp for 2 hours, saw/heard 3 pectorals - could have been same one flying by several times 23 February Sat in blind in swamp for 3 hours - no pectorals 5 Km N of Tower Llanos Swamp, Estancia Medland, Ptdo de Madariaga, Provincia Bs Aires, Argentina Shown in journal, found & collected one Pectoral (089) in flock of WR. Feeding in black mud with 2 other sandpipers. Body molt. Tobias Arroyo Chico, Estancia Medland, Ptdo de Madariaga, Provincia de Bs Aires, Argentina 25 February 1 pectoral flew over tower at 0910 27 February picked up Pectoral in leisure grid sample on subunit 1, in mixed flock (w/ buffle). 28 February Pectoral observed in leisure grid during sample. 5 March Rk 11 Pond, Estancia Medland, Provincia Buenos Aires, Argentina 6 Pectorals, in 3 separate groups, seen along road 11 p.m. mid-morning. Collected 1 (095) Largest group since returning from Paraguay. The collected bird was a juvenile - 2nd wing feather only by the opening, no large coverts remaining. 3 (possible 4) crown showing signs of development. Body molt well underway with many partly grown feathers 7 March 1000 came to Rk 11 pond to collect without luck. After first shot, which was unsuccessful, the 4 birds were too wary. Did withdraw before shooting, one appeared territorial supplementation. A skipper flight. 13 March 1600 - 5 pectorals on pond. Collected 2 (111). All pectorals observed were foraging solitarily.