Journal En Route to Mancora, Dept. of Piura, Monte Grande, 14 km N, 25 km E of Talara, Dept. Piura, Peru August 6 (Phalacrocorax olivaceus), and Guanay Cormorants (Phalacrocorax bougainvillii) at one place along the shore. Many low rocks protruded from surf where I saw a mixed flock of Ruddy Turnstones (Arenaria interpres), four Surfbirds (Aphariza virgata), one Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanus), and many shearwaters and petrels. When we reached Mancora, we asked a civil guard if there were any caves nearby. He directed a boy to show us a nearby cave. We went, but despite assurances that there were many bats in this cave, we found nothing but what seemed to be a public toilet. On outside of cave people questioned said there were plenty of bats on inside, but there were none to be found. We then drove across river and up quebrada looking for a campsite. The area was similar to earlier quebrada with wet (sub- surface water) bottomlands surrounded by dry cactus- covered hills. The predominate vegetation is mesquite but much agriculture is evident. We saw several large flocks of seedeaters but were unable to collect any. About 15:00 we went back to Moncara (Cabo Blanco) to check about getting boat to collect seabirds. On the way back Ray shot a large woodpecker (resembled Pileated Woodpecker) in very large mesquite along road. As Carl checked on boat, Ray, Fred, and I watched birds along ocean. Overhead there was a constant stream of Sooty Shearwaters (Puffinus griseus) migrating to south. I counted them three times, and they were going by at an