R.B. Hamilton 1967 Journal Parinas, 7 km N, 15 km E of Talara, Dept. Pirua, Peru August 2 managed to shoot a lizard but was unable to get any birds. I checked my nets several times and caught several birds which I planned to put up later if there were was time. In the afternoon I put up a fox. At night I reset traps still hoping to catch some small mammals. I also moved one of my nets into an opening near draw and decided to sleep near it, primarily to get away from noisy pigs. At night I heard a strange sound several times, which I took to be a screech owl, but it was different from any screech owl I have ever heard. It was louder and not as whistly as a normal screech owl sound. I have heard this sound on previous nights also. August 3 I awoke about 06:00 after a good night's sleep and im- mediately returned to camp. Before breakfast I brought in traps still being unsuccessful in catching any small mammals. Right after breakfast I saw several red-backed woodpeckers fighting fiercely, and two with locked feet tumbled to ground. I dashed forward hoping to catch one, but they flew away before I was able to. I then took my camera with me and photographed sights in this area. When I returned to camp, I busied myself in looking at the XXXX birds we had caught in nets the last several days. We had two red woodpeckers (both had black heads and were female), two brown fly-catchers (one Elaenia sp.), three yellow and black fly-catchers (one Synallaxis sp.), and one other fly-catcher. The Elaenia fly-catchers are very conspicuous in this area. They have been observed singing