B.O. Sandby 1952 Journal 14 Aug 14 11 1/2 mi NE Chama, Rio Arriba Co, New Mexico mountain, meet the road, and walk back to camp. This was a good idea in theory, but since there was no sun to give me direction, I lost the road, and set off in the wrong direction. Then it started to rain. Finally I ran into a large herd of sheep, which aroused my suspicions so I about-faced and walked on back. I took shelter from the storm under a spruce grove where I missed a chickadee in good plumage. I saw a white-crowned sparrow in a tree small spruce, about 8 feet high. I shot at him with a .38 gun at about 40 feet. A clean miss! I walked through a small mainly area rather extensive mainly area about 1 mi south of camp along the road. I heard frogs in here. They sounded like Hyla. I tried to track Downclown and got to within about 6 feet of where the voice was coming from at the edge of a small pool, perhaps 6 feet in diameter and 6" deep, but I did not see it. Coming back to camp I watched numerous scinglets feeling in a spruce grove. They are inquisitive little birds and are easily speared ino. I got back to find that Bonner had jammed a .22 load in his gun which was still there. He and I picked up the gopher traps. 1 gopher, a ?. We re-set two sets. I set out 64 museum specials in grassy marsh and woods. I am hoping for--