J.P. Myers 1943- 1979 Golden Plover 1975- 1979-1 Tower llanos, Estancia Medland, 35 km S of Trenque by road, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina 19 December cont'd as within 1 minute the course line obviously aggressive cock within the flock. Now, one-half hour after the original landing, the birds appear evenly spaced - in a one minute sample I saw 3 cases of one golden chasing another. At the same time there is a flock of 34 goldens at the S end of the E linear transect on the Arrayo (and 3 Ruddy turnstones). 17 January 8 one golden definitely territorial in sandy area between Arrayo + llanos, may have border in damp area running out from drainage. Feeding in cow pies in sand. Also have seen goldens rising cow pies on llanos, standing by them fearing them apart. 23 January watching gp feed from cow pie - although I have seen them torn cowpies apart - reaching in + pulling at parts, then pausing to see what was uncovered - typically however the gp.w treated all other stopping points in the foraging pattern (run pause+look-pock) Occasionally gp's will remain a little longer 11 February See Journal for description of avian decline in golden population 26 February 1 Golden seen in Arrayo by fence at S end of llanos, feeding in area where cows roost (and where there is a demoralizing concentration of cow pies). 27 February evening - 1800-2000 could see 5 goldens in central llanos from tower. 3 March 1815 - driving through central llanos found 3 goldens foraging with a small flock of buffies, picked up Golden air lifter grid count this morning. Largely unmolted. 21 March found Golden in tower llanos, solitary, put even with buffalo. Molt obvious. 11 April Solitary golden on llanos, foraging near Cuffy [Booby] / Oreophiles flock. 22 April 1 golden in grid in Arrayo by llanos foraging near Ch.falk and Booby 23 August 0930 - 5 goldens on llanos. still largely in summer plumage, but somewhat molted. Very sparkly. @ 1130 - 3 goldens at N end of route followed on short-grass field (see journal) 24 August 1 golden in field near Oreophiles at the SE corner of the Estancia. 4 September 6 in (0.18) fly rke 11. spooked by Pitangus, and [illegible] Vangellu 8 September see journal today for state of Pluvialis on Medland now.