R. D. Hamilton 1967 Journal Jun 27) La Paz Panamity, Panama, to Santa Per. Fourth month of our expedition her. Sanaguist appear to be a city mostly of stone and to have few redeeming features. It is clear in about sea level and its temperature now about 70° F. We left for Santa Per., at about 1045 and arrived at about 1130. It was clear most of the way and we flew over the under. They were amongst dry with only occasional patches of green. There was a great deal of difference in vegetation amount on either side of ridge or valley. The spring slope seemed to have more vegetation. This is probably connected in some way with wind direction. About 2 1/3 of way to here it got cloudy and I didn't see anything to say arrived at about 1145. Santa Per. Weather now overcast with temperature about 60-65° F. We had little difficulty clearing customs after cursory inspection. We were required to pay large licenses. We proceeded then to our temporary abode in Miraflores a southern suburb of Santa Per. We stayed at Casa Humboldt, a residence run by Dr. W H W and Marie Kopecke (husband as wife) for visiting scientists. I don't know the detail of our staying but I think we pay $5.04 a night /person. We settled down here and looked around the area taking a walk to nearby green about 1700. I brought the day only the sun was not worth. Some of the birds we saw were Brown Pelican, Pelecanus occidentalis, Black Vulture, Coragyps atratus, Golden Sparrow, Rufous-collard Sparrow, Zonotrichia capensis, Rock Dove, Columba livia, Swift Chaetura sp., Blue-black Grassquit Volatinia jacarina, Gray Bull, Larus modestus and Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus. No bats or deer horn seen despite although we looked for them. Some swallows were observed flying around near waters.