JPMayers 1943 01 Tringa solitaria Aug 30 300 Km W of Villa Hayes by road on bank of Rio Verde, Dept Boqueron Paraguay Phil and I spotted a medium sized tringine while walking south along Rio Verde. Very skittish. Bobbing clearly when we are 50 yds away. Bino's insufficient for ID. Flew. We chased it down the river and eventually get it in the scope. Eye ring, no strip, long greenish legs, otherwise fairly dull. Refused to allow us to get close enough for a kill. Tail tail pattern - has dark down center with white sides, striped, like a spotted sandpiper. Eye ring is quite evident through scope. by N end of lagoon at rebro 300 Km W of Villa Hayes, 1 Km N of trans chaco, Dept Pro. Hayes Paraguay While walking down up to the mudflat to place nets Phil + I spotted a single T.S. at the south end of the mudflat. Phil circled around to the W and shot it with a .22. Neck in bad condition, but will try + prepare. Sept 1 365 Km W of Villa Hayes by road, Dept Boqueron, Paraguay Collected single (trin) on small pond by road. It crossed the car in front of us from a circular pond, landed on the mud, + made .0730. by rodd km 270 to 300 headed east on trans chaco NW of Villa Hayes, Dept Boqueron, Paraguay Sept 3 Many of the tajamarce by the road have single T.S.'s on them. We saw at least 10 along this stretch of the highway. They are usually on mud, never in vegetation, and sometime in the water by mud. One $5 was seen nearby a group of 4 pretorals. Another with a greater yelp. All others were alone, never saw 2 solitaries together. km 320 NW of Villa Hayes by road, Dept Boqueron, Paraguay Sept 5 one T.S. at entrance to Eaton's Ranch in puddle by driveway. Up to his belly in water foraging. In a 10' diameter pond.