C. Koford 27 Journal 13 November 1968 Rio Santo Clara, Chihuahua, Mexico, 6500' Talked w/ Juan Baiza & said goodbye. He said Jose Belito of Ortega had a sheep been trapped on ranch 4 yrs. ago. I drove 7 miles S. from cattle- (2 presses) guard; then instead of turning up to L. toward Corral de Beaton, I turned W. toward Rio Santo Clara. Frequent barred lark & road meadow lark common, 3 redtails, several sparrow hawks, & flocker 100+ sparrows (white out tail feather), ravens. 5 miles beyond turn, then colliaguard, & 2 yrs settle lay about 1 mile W.N.W. river. A poor small adobe town. Belito a rugged camp rancher type. He no longer had the cuero, but said it weighed about 90 kilos, gutted, had been about 1'; skotish "lava" being black smoothly and "colado" on sides; jaw then black bone. No hedtrapped me in upper Los Animas, another in upper Mesterio. He also mentioned someone killing one in canyon W. of C. La Medina, and said 3 (no large) period summer of last year on ranch of David Prieto, to N. Also he described something that had puzzled me; in some pines in upper Mesterio & Los Animas, occasional tree is blazed w/ safe and the cut wood drilled w. hole about 3/4" diam., in which some had waxy substance. He said this was poison in "caite" and that it slowly dripped out, poisoning occasional animals. I drove N. to reach D. Prieto ranch. About 4 mi. from Ortega, wooden gate. Another 4 1/2 [ = Rancho Los Animas ] mi. to adobe ranchhouse on tributary near Rio Santo Clara (6100' mid alt). Found no water, the waited (the midday). A yard here had 20+ bald spots. Saw water thrush in streambed (water). Returned to Ortega. Then to about 1 mile E. of cattleguard when road led toward Santo Clara. Soon past adobe settlement (Camposanto?), and after 5 miles forded the river. Here (CBK no. 3863) shot a lne skunkbird. I went straight road, 10 miles to Santa Clara, a larger adobe town. In town, flocker 200+ blackbirds feeding on dry grassy ground-seemed to be mainly Brewer's D' & g., but also studied females (red-winged?). Then to W. & S. about 8 miles to E.W. road and gas