Journal 6 August 1968 Rancho Manta Negra 5 (de Nido), Chihuahua, Mexico. Paporrin Trogon trogon (coppery-tailed) fly by road; then another, apparent &. about 3 more in next mile seen from car; are apparently the larger "sized" Trogon (white tips distinctive in flight). Corcoran larches or red berries. | Back to Manta Negra ranch about 1 mi. E. of Pinnavera houses (same food + beer available there); 5700' indistinct alt. Road into north little used, w. many creek crossings, & impassable about 1 km. from ranchhouse. Walked there & met Jose Damian and friend Flavio, who had arrived about 3 p.m. (They had a couple of other city boys with them; we were shooting at everything with scope sights ??.) A dam & lake over 100 m. across - w. | duck (Diaz? - pole blue-spectrum) on it. Apple orchard. Old ranchhouse, apparently used only for cowboy camp. No one present to question. Mostly open hilly grassland w. scattered small oaks & occasional cut-coppa copper red rock cliffs - not good bear country it seemed. We camped below ranchhouse & the 2 boys left for Chihuahua. Norain; much dew. 7 August 1968. Back to Pinnavera village, when talked w. a conspicuous man (mayor?). He said 8 days ago hard rain that washed landslides down mountain & wrecked roads, including one about 20 km. up canyon to W. (C. de los Prietos). Said at least tall prices, & gave can-major. He seemed to know country & rivers. Said up that canyon were some "tingas" (pools?) where deer trapped in fall. Said 7 days ago a lion or puma killed colver near this town, but hunter did not get him.| Later I saw him on good horse near town. Constant long-ash cigarette in center mouth as talked; 60 yos, heavy set, older house in town (name?). Offered to loan horse for look up canyon. | We hiked up C. de los Prietos past adobe, the settle grassland in bottom w. red rock cliffs to sides. Good stream 5 yds. wide & clear. Brown tanager, thrashers, black-b. grosbeaks, scrub jays,