S.O. Lanchy 1952 Journal 27 Aug 22 3 mi SW Tres Piedras, 9,000 ft, Rio Arriba Co, New Mexico No rain tonight. Aug 23 Picked up the traps. 3 Peromyscus maniculatus, one damaged by ants. On the way out I collected a Grace's warbler from about 15 feet up in a pine tree. It was among a large flock of brown headed Nuthatches. I saw a Clark's Nuthatcher flying over the north end of the ridge. It turned towards me but I did not get a shot. On the way back from the line, I shot a Townsend's Warbler, in an oak patch about 4 feet off the ground. I had gotten a little mixed up and found myself on a high peak about 200 yds from camp. There the warblers were fighting after covering considerable distances. I dropped my catch at camp and returned here. I shot a Hellen's Jay out of a pine tree about 60 feet away, and about 25 feet up in a yellow pine. I noticed on top of the hill a marker of some sort, a wooden frame filled with stones. I collected a Grosbeak, Black headed in the oak thickets on top of the hill. I collected another Townsend's Warbler from a pine tree, right in the top, about 20 feet up. It was with a flock of Nuthatches. These warblers are flying high and fast, they hit a few trees tree for a few seconds and then fly on a hundred yards or so. Only relatively rarely do they stop to thoroughly work over a tree. I collected a Brown Headed Nuthatch just to round out the record. There are dozens of them in there. They are as thick as