Hamilton
1967
Journal
July 24 Virrilas Estuary, 35 km SSE Sechura, Dept. Piura, Peru. Elev. 50'.
Wilson's Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus and sooty shearwater,
Puffinus griseus. They were flying in so close that I never
able to shoot 4 from afar. We got on boat Skamata,
On Wilson's Storm Petrol as two White-rusted Storm
Petrels, Oceanites gracilis. We then proceeded to watch
O'Aininturis that we thought was another Wilson's Storm
Petrel but the now White-vested Storm Petrels. They were
very difficult to tell apart under field conditions. We then
proceeded to make a stop began diving away stepping on
mollusks at the more which was quite low and it went to its
low tide. We saw many species but light was poor as
2 in A b man of all of them. On addition to these
matters about the were Red-billed Tumb, Buteo polyosoma,
American Oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus, Black-bellied Plover,
Pluvialis squatarola, Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus,
Snowy Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, Audubon Turnstone, Arenaria
interpres, Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca, Willet Catoptrophorus
semipalmatus, Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii, Semipalmated Sandpiper,
Calidris pusilla, Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri, Sanderling, Calidris alba.
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, Common Dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus,
Chilean Flamingo, Phoenicopterus chilensis and Coastal miner Geositta
peruviana. About 1630 we at least two spring Terns were present
but I couldn't identify them. About 1630 we returned to camp.
Toro Toro Pt. 5 Km SE Bayavarz, Dept. Piura, Peru. Elev. 100'.
When we returned we went out into rocks in hopes of catching last,
after removing grouted from it. A worker clothed by a magpie.
after supper I put on White-vested Storm Petrel, Oceanites gracilis.