Remsen, J.V. 1975 Journal Dec, 30 Eastern Mohave Desert, San Bernardino Co. Calif Area: Census Plots (Balter creosote-burrobrush, Ivaneah creosote-yucca-cholla, Clivia Joshua tree) + Cima and Mescal Spring (near Hard Rock Queen Spring in Mescal Range) and canyon at end of Colorado Copper Mine Rd. Mescal Spring has a small, clear-water, overflowing cattle tank and a small natural pool 100 m up the gully which is 1 x 2 m in size; there are several 10-1/2 mesquite and lots of big Acacia, but little birdlife was seen; lots of rubble and trash indicating much human disturbance. The canyon at the north end of the Mescals was richly vegetated with Acacia, cholla, yucca, etc, but had no water or birds. Mescal Spring does not show on a Topo Map but is at the end of the other fork in the dirt road on which Hard Rock Queen Spring is located. Time: 0800-1700 Temp: 40-60. Wind: 0-20 SW (mostly 5-10) Sky: clear, dust in late PM Observers: Ed Wessman. Species: Red-tailed Hawk 1 Ladder-backed Woodpecker 2 Common Raven 1 Bewick's Wren 1 Common Starling 2 House Finch 3 Sage Sparrow 10 +Balter: Eared Grebe 2, Killdeer 1 + Mountain Pass: Am. Coot 4 Dec. 31 Eastern Mohave Area: Fort Piute Winter Bird Census Observers: Ed Wessman Temp: 40 Sky: clear Wind: 0-15E Time: 0900-1115 Species: Sharp-shinned Hawk 1 Common Snipe 1 Verdin 2 Bewick's Wren 1 Rock Wren 2 Am. Robin 2 Western Bluebird 2 Ruby-crowned Kinglet 14 Rufous-sided Towhee 1 Dark-eyed Junco 4 Sage Sparrow 17 Black-throated Sparrow 2 trades: Red-tailed Hawk, Horned Lark, White-crowned Sparrow, Loggerhead Shrike