P. De Benedetti 1966 Journal - 15 30 May Meacle River Coal Mine, 15°23'5"N, 70°24'1"W, Alan Wagtail and flushed a Silverback Sparrow on the way in. Wrote note and then went to bed, foot sore and pooped. I'm told there are now a few ciders and some sawnus about. I found one spot where a guela jungu had been working along the edge of a melt patch (looking for lemmings?) and I also saw a guelb eating something on the far side of the river about 7 P.M. I am very impressed how most of the birds here seem to be passing through rather than settling down, to be followed by transients as at Banows; the exceptions to this appear to be only Longspurs and possibly Golden Plovers though the latter are noisily enough when in flight, note, that I could well be wrong about them. 31 May Slept here and about 10:30 went to the village creek to try and get a wagtail. Clear, sunny and light wind again today - great. There are at least 3 Wagtails there, singing away now, and also 1-2 White-crowned Sparrows and a Blackpoll, which I collected. Lots of Longspurs. There are at least 4 and probably 6 Tinamous here, and I also saw 6 Golden Plover, 1 Black-bellied Plover, 2+ Dunlin, 4+ Semipalmated Sandpipers, and dead a Dowitcher. An immature Merri Creek was around, and I saw 2+ Parasitic Jaegers, a Sabine Gull, 7 Pintail.