Field notes, v1345
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Hamilton 1967 Journal 19 July Puntas Aguja, 37 Km SW of Sechura, Dept. Piura, Peru 100' as Red-legged Cormorant, Phalacrocorax gaimardi, Black Tern, Chlidonias niger over dark point as well Kelp Gull Larus modestus as Gray mottled Gull, Larus cirrocephalus, @ The weather was cool (about 60?) windy as overcast or more. After breakfast I got up the motor I caught a catelogue and missed b of the desert bay and I had caught that night. About 9:30 we both came in order to get off Bayvar by 10:00 to get ride to another part of the hill where we now camped. As we were leaving, I notice an Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus sitting on bird. On bird was (again or some unknown) was sitting. Unknown that flew like though we was about 30 yard from long part of bird. On way to Bayvar we saw many Vulture flying. This was north Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura. There was one Black Vulture flying Coragyps atratus flying close but half way (there) fuller coast closely) under a rocky cliff close Humea Cardena Cardus Vultur gryphus Cardus. They seem on the ground enormously larger than Vulture. They were also enormously larger. The first bird was some time or he did not appear completely motion to me as it did and then what I try gaining as it flew away, I got my camera out but the bird flew away. As we drove on we saw this bird out another one. I missed what appeared to be motion & 8th slow with one didn't but ruff. I managed to get about 3 pictures of Cardus arising 135mm lens as my picture of an enormous flight bird flying. Exciting magnificent flying cat. We arrived at Bayvar about 10:45 because of the delay we had chasing Cardus. We unloaded our gear into a Land Rover (at least the gear we would need for a night) and left the truck & remaining gear at Bayvar. We then left for Pantaygan. On the way we saw an Buteo polyosoma. We passed through