S.O. Farenhy 1952 Journal Aug 14 11 1/2 mi NE Chama, 10,000 ft, Rio Arriba Co, New Mexico in split! I finally patched it up so that it would work. I'll keep firing it until it falls to pieces in my hands. I climbed the slope beyond the high peak, which goes up a couple of hundred feet higher and broadens out into a beautiful lush grassy meadow. There are occasional trees, and a good many fallen logs. This plateau must be at about 11,000 feet. Up here, I spotted Mountain blue birds of which I managed to collect one. It was in poor plumage, an adult ♀. I saw a sparrow hawk take out after a perseverive of some sort. The hawk stooped at it twice, and finally chewed it down the west slope into some conifers. My impression was that the hawk was just about to get the other bird when they were lost to view. I saw one robin at this same spot. Also pine- grosbeaks in the conifers at the edge of the plateau. In a little draw, I walked across the plateau eastward for about a mile. I saw fresh gopher digging in the meadow. The grain in parts of this meadow was waist high. I saw a turkey vulture near the west edge. The wind was blowing pretty hard, and the clouds were rolling over the hills. I saw a fine adult Red-Tailed Hawk soaring over the plateau, near the edge. Since the clouds were coming, I decided to go down over the south side of the