20 January 1952 Journal 33 Aug 26 Temez Creek (6 mi NW Bland, 8500 ft, Sandova) Co. New Mexico: couple of Hylas at a little pond at 9,000 feet, and drove on to make camp at a U.S. Natl. Forest camp ground. Which appears deserted. Most of the land around is owned privately but we had the good fortune to find the owner and get permission to collect. This site is along a creek (Temez Creek) which runs through a very steep canyon. The water is quite muddy now anyway and is marked "Unsafe for Drinking". The ground cover under the trees is thick and damp. Dominant vegetation is spruce and Douglas Fir. We passed by an extensive mountain meadow, about 4 miles long and 2 miles wide not far from here. It supports the largest population of sparrow hawks I ever seen in one place - 5 or 6 would fly up in the same 50 feet stretch of highway. I set out 26 museum specimens along the canyon wall among the rocks, and brush. Aug 27 Picked up traps. I threw 2 Peromyscus (boy)ei?) and 8 Peromyscus maniculatus. I spent part of the morning putting up these mammals. I set off about noon up the canyon (east). I shot can (pileo)tated Warbler from about 6 feet up in a spruce. A large flock of chickadees were nearby, and indeed, they are plentiful again. Beards montanis are plentiful up here a couple of hundred yards. They are working on a tongue which is fully 2-feet through the base. They have already cut one almost as large. There seem