C. Koford 30 Journal 1961 Lower camp 4 July 1969 Arroyo Mesteño, Sierra del Nidy, Chihuahua A few spots drinkable water this. Many silver-leaf oak in bottom. Cliffs 100' high. Juniper tree. Grave plate. Bottom 50 yds. wide, streamed 20'. (Checked). Have said both spotted & Great Horned Owl taken here. Pr. of Hepatic (?) tanager in a = ask oak pine tree, edge gravel. A few red-height pine in camp area. | We drove an up canyon. Saw a Rock Wren on boulders in dry site. In narrow part canyons blue olins; heard calls of 2 Copper-tailed Trogon. 100% overcast, sultry. To cabin for [at Mesteño Topin], saw one with 3 fledglings]. campsite. Barn Swallows in attic now had 4 nestlings (hatched since last visit). Violet- green swallows flying near cabin. | Dove rooting & calling in oak near cabin. Occasional few Band-tailed Pigeons near. Scanning saw a Cottontail in scrubby oak 1/4 mile N of cabin. In evening had Spotted Owl call from cliffs S. of cabin. Heard Whip- poor-wills in evening. North of an hour after dark but heard a sow no game or owls; very quiet. Set 11 live traps in rocks among tree on slope behind cabin (caught 3 Pinyons). | Put up net between blue oak tree and small pine (caught 3 loris [put in formalin]) and a Ridgetail Owl between. 10 p.m. & 7 a.m. The owl was in net 1 1/2' from dead lot (Gatesicus?) which 5 July 1969. was dead + had punctures in one ear, + bloody ear (other 2 both alive). Presumably Fox and attacked but in net. (Kept and or pet.). Apricicle last night; clears after morning. Heard C.-t. Trogon calling 1/4 miles W., in Mesteño arroyo. | Of the 3 Pinyons taken, # 187-94-20-19, 6 mt. scars; # 191-99-21-19, 5 mt. scars, + juv. of. One saved. | Near cabin, C. Kauglis', Acorn Woodpecker, Fledgling W. Wood Mouse. | George went up Mesteño to nest Card Trogons. Cribet & I went up Mesteño to San Mill Flot, where we flushed pair Northern Quail from their diggings under shrubs. Ascending a side slope we saw 4 White-tailed Deer, 2 or 3 w. 2" antlers in velvet, doe + yearling. Saw W. Bluebird feeding on ground. Flock of Bushtit came near. | Near old MVZ camp, saw a Squirrel in scrubby pine, about 9 a.m.] About 9% overcast, somewhat threatening. In contrast to wil