C. Koford Journal Chihuahua Arroyo Mesteño, Sierra del Nds. 5 July 1969 cabin to upper m. fle. 600' July of last year, no mushrooms now, nor the red "snow flowers." We hiked to upper finc Mesteño (above O. del Yagua fall) and ascended NE flank about 1/2 mile to a spring. Found no deer trails, a note, en route. Near spring, slopes mainly covered with Quercus rugosa (brown pubescent beneath), about 5' high. / Continued up to gozboulie meit. Young now mostly in deciduous leaf, with tufts down showing through. As I crossed a rocks slab w. no bush cover, adult doe at me to about 20'. Deer & light rain commenced. We ascended to ruin, at head of twin radio trail, to camp (1500' above cabin; about 9100' elev.). New camp saw little guy, Junco Pygmy Nuthatch (abundant), Bewick's Warbler (?), House Wren, Carver (?) Flycatcher, Lewis (?) Hummingbird, Parrots -- to 25 in flocks, about sunset. Saw 5 deer in Quercus on slope. Set 5 snap traps near logs, shrubs, grass (caught 4 mice; Peromyscus - saved 5 or 7 separately) # (200-108-22-24) skull for identification. A # (181-95) had tester 7x5. (some 20% loss?) 6 July 1969 In pine - Q. rugosa, zone. Saw gpr. 9 Pygmy Nuthatches in one bird in pines. W. Bluebirds - perched on stubs. Another solo had lobed leaf, dull surface, velvety feel, shrub to 5'. We hiked up toward summit. Douglas Fir, white Lewis prominent; also a "yellow" pine w. 6" needle, unarmed limbs. Before -- crowns spanned in shrubs on summit. Other flock Pygmy Nuthatch . Crest # 2100 ft. above cabin (7900' elev.). Parrots perched in trees on summit -- in 2's or 3's. On top 30' pines, I saw 3 Olive Warbler, one a #. // Veg. at summit: 2 birds Drumsgreen (collected at 9000'). Here w. 3-5 needle per fascicle; 3" long. Douglas Fir & white pine = about 40% of trees. A few bushy madrones. Wildrosin: 5 needle, 7" long, pea-green, some unarmed (blunt tip umbro), reddish backs w. color. The lower-high oak shrub. Quercus rugosa. Heard Flickers, Woodpeckers. Found nest of finches under clump dry grass, on N. slope, 2' from snow.