Journal 21 March 1979 Mr. Skender, San Luis Obispo, CA / T McMillan arrived. More talks Steve and Tom and I went to Gregory's home to visit. Conor talks mostly. Then we departed & drove west through Benton's Ranch to area of spotted nests in cliff, N. of a windmill. Approached cliff; saw stock nest 1/2 way up 60' cliff in a vertical groove. A red-tailed hawk flushed, circled silently, and departed. Another in air over cliffs, calling occasionally. At rest, two hawks females, one w. nesting mater- ial; nesting in bowls nest ?] Endeav as we approached cliff one red-tail in air dropped an object (mouse ?), descended 15', and caught it in air; [illegible] 1430 kantsip ? / Steve looked at foot cliff under nest; no food remains. We departed & inspected 2 nearly clay cliffs. Atop one, Tom saw a prairie falcon alight. We also saw a raven, at this cliff, flying. / We drove on west a mile. Attempted a "guzzler" for quail to water. Then on to site fallen pine where former eagle nest; walked up draw behind (path) of it. An old nest, possibly eagle, in a dig- gers perice. We saw no eagles. / Descended to road. Drove back east to San Juan Ck. road. Went upstream 3.5 miles to area of ferris sand w. much stipley on west side road; walked around. Found many Dipodomys burrows in the sandy soil. Many white-crowned sparrows in brush. We returned to Luis, and to my shack for the night. / In morning, going down lower Izellie Canyon, saw one red- tail raven. It alighted atop a wood fence, ran along it, and flew down. / Berley, now about 1 ft. tall. Much yellow- flowered Amseichis near road and near my shack. / Near the bowls cliffs, a large band of stipley brush looked by