Hamilton 1967 Journal In Route Cosma to Pasamayo, Dept. of Ancash + La Libertad, Peru July 13 Here & saw many Egret Little Snowy, Egretta thula and Common, Casmerodius albus. The washer here on partly of Cattle, however then or horses nearby and the matrons are using the channel in the river for clothes washing. While passing through Chimbote I was impressed by the number of Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis that were flying around. They were even seen sitting along highway near the marketplace eating garbage. It appears that the garbage may be direct or on plan for the use of the pelicans. At 1120 we stopped to examine some of the sand dunes that by now were beginning to appear regularly by the roadside. Then down an crescent shape with the point of the crescent pointing downhill (E). Then down more and saw very small regularly they hugging closer. They are varying size from about 2' between point to about 60' or more between point as 20' or so high. We got at as milled on any of them dunes as for it of some uniform composition with some much finer on western side than on leeward side and also much finer towards the point of crescent than in the center of the crescent. We arrived at Trillo about 1230 when we had some sleeping and ate. We saw English Sparrows Passer domesticus then off when ready to leave we decided that we had a flat tire and let it change it. At 1800 we stopped to camp at Km. 663 5 Km NE of Pasasmayo, Dept. La Libertad, Peru. Elev. 200'. This area was mostly sand next to a bank here with mangrid and bark in the wind. Then was a small stream [illegible]