C.Ko ford 22 Journal March 12, 1950. Peru. S. of Miraflores Lima, among banana orchards & cotton fields to a spot 1/4 mile back from the ocean where there was green grass, & a pool of water half filled with water hyacinths. We decided not to stay because of the wondering open & the people living within a four hundred yards. We returned to road and took side road to beach, but main another ed about 1/4 mile back from beach on sand with some flat (1"6") shot vegetation in spots. Overcast & humid. Away from people living nearby but trucks hauling sand from beach 1/4 mile away. Saw no mammal burrows or sign so set no traps. March 13, 1951. A little cool at night for no blankets. A short rain showers at night. Overcast with high fog in morning. Visited Breasted the sandy beach briefly. Saw a white-breed black cormorant which could not fly & several dead ones. Flocks of sandpiper-like birds on the shore. One flock in air, contained about 1000 birds. Even pelicans common, as well several shearwaters (?), and a few gulls. Birds in every direction one could look at the surf. Saw crab (?) was common on sand as evidenced by many burrows, espec- cially under living & dead birds, with fan-shaped area of wet sand converging at burrow as if crab dragged wet sand into dry or out of hole. In deep sand, similar burrows with small mound of loose sand. Drove to Callao (about 25 miles) and to customs house. Could not get gear today as warehouse closed 10:40 a.m. & got all papers signed only shortly before this. Stopped in Callao. A fine large indoor market there with over 100 stalls selling meat, cloth, vegetable, hot food,