FRI. NOV. 19, 1948 LAT. } PASSING THRU AV. SP. - LG. } CANAL TO PAN. ARRIVED PANAMA 6:00 A.M. COUR. - FR BR DIST - SEA - | RAIN SQUALLS IN ST.T. - WIND - | VICINITY UP AT 4:30 A.M. - OFF ISLANDS AT CANAL ZONE - CAME IN TO ANCHOR AT MOUTH WITH S/S TALCA, S/S THIRLBY, A SMALL MODERN U.F. LINER. PLOT AT 7:30 - STARTED IN. WAITED FOR AGENT WITH MAIL (LETTERS OR CARDS FROM K., DORY, DOT, & MOTHER). TOOK MANY PICTURE THRU LOCKS & LAKES. SAW BARRO COLORADO. CAME TO DOCK IN CRISTOBAL JUST BEFORE DARK. SHORE LEAVE FOR AN HOUR. HAD SOME SPANISH PRACTICE. BIRD LIST: (DUCK HAWK FLEW JUST AT DAWN - OUR SIGNAL BLINKER SCARED HER OFF - 3/4 M. OFF SHORE) 1) FRIGATE-BIRD - 20-30 OVER BAY & TOWN - 3-4 ALONG LAKES 2) GULL - 75-100 - LAUGHING - AROUND BAY & HARBOUR 3) CORMORANT - ? - 5-10 SCATTERED AROUND CANAL (VERY DARN) 4) PELICAN - BROWN - 10-15 - BOTH BAYS - LOCKS 5) TERN - ? - 15-25 - ATL. END GATUN LAKE - BLACK CAP & BILL 6) DUCK - (SP.?) - 7 - BAY - NO MARKS 7) VULTURE - TURKEY - 10-15 8) VULTURE - ? - 50-75 - BUFF BASES 1° S. PAC. END - MOST 9) OSPREY - 1 - LAKE 10) HAWK - BUTEO (SP.?) - 1 - NO MARKS - WITH VULTURES 11) EGRET - SNOWY - 5 - YELLOW FEET - MUD BANKS, PAC. ENTR. 12) HERON - GR. PLUM TYPE - 2 - MUD BANK 13) HERON - ? - BLUE OR TYPE - GREENISH LEGS 14) IBIS - 1 - PINK LEGS & FEET - WHITE BODY - BLACK WING TIPS - MUD BANK 15) SANDPIPER - 4 - "PEEPS" - NO MARKS 16) LARGE WADER - 1 - MOD. LONG BLACK BILL - MOTTELED GR. - BROWN 17) GRACKLE - 1 - PURPLE TYPE - WH. EYE 18) BLACKBIRD TYPE - 5 - MUCH OLIVE IN PLUM - CENT. PECT. LONGER 19) HUMMINGBIRD - 1 - ALONG CANAL - BRIGHT GREEN BREAST 20) SWALLOW - 5 - SLIGHTLY FORMED TAIL - DARK PLUM. PATCHES 21) FINCH TYPE - 1 - NO MARKS 22) PARROT - 30-40 - SHORT, CHUNKY BODY - YELLOW UNDER WING SAILED 8:30 P.M. GEOFF OFF AT BALDOA IN A.M. MOON RISING OVER HILLS BEYOND COLON AS WE CLEARED HARBOUR