B. Hamilton 1967 Journal En Route to Mancora, Dept. of Piura, Peru Monte Grande, 14 km N, 25 km E of Talara, Dept. Piura, Peru August 6 average rate of 100 birds per minute. Also here were scattered individuals of White-vented Storm-Petrels (Oceanites gracilis) and Wilson Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus). We also saw Blue-footed Boobies (Sula nebouxii) and Brown Boobies (Sula leucogaster) and Magnificent Frigatebirds (Fregata magnificens). When Carl returned, he said that he had seen a very large sea bird which he thought was a Southern Fulmar (Macronectes giganteus). He made no definite arrangements to get a boat but reported that boats leave about 03:00, and we probably could charter one at that time. We then went back to the quebrada where Ray had shot a woodpecker and set up camp. Barrancos, 11 km N, 28 km E of Cabo Blanca, Dept. Piura, Peru After arriving I went hunting and managed to shoot a Scarlet-fronted Parakeet (Aratinga wagleri). There were many of these roosting in the tall mesquite of this corral. I also shot a large woodpecker, but it got wedged in a high mesquite tree, and I was unable to jar it loose. Furnarius sp. were very common on the ground here and were quite conspicuous. Toward dark and after supper, Ray and I set up a net and succeeded in catching several bats squatting near net. These were mostly Desmodus sp. and Myotis sp. We heard several screech owls but found it difficult to see eye shine. I did see one. I found it by eye shine, but it would constantly turn its head away from light and blink so it was very difficult to