Rustory 1944 Journal. 7.10 1 mi. SE San Benito Peak, 4400', San Benito Co., Calif. Aug. 7. were almost bare having a few small lichens & rodotips but were otherwise uninteresting botanically - no Selaginella or Ferns. On a mass of rock at the summit I collected a rock wren. Other birds at the summit included Bewick Wren, Enately, a selasphorus humming & two mourning doves and the omnipresent chipmunks. Two plain titmouses were calling down the slope about 50 yards. The plants at the summit were the dominant scrub oak, scattered Coulter pines, and a few bushes of Yerba Santa, manzanita & ceanothus. Went down the north slope which had more do Coulter pines - rather thicker with an almost solid chaparral of scrub oak & ceanothus & manzanita. Saw several woodrat nests here & collected Thrasher & Orange- crown wrenbler. Also saw cal Jay, house wren, Plain tit & Black-throated gray wrenbler. Followed turned east & crossed a gulley & went along the side of a ridge down to the road where I collected a second orange-crown wrenbler & saw a party of bush tits & more plain tits. Hit the road about at its forks and followed it back to camp (2.5 mi.) on the way back. shot at a purple finch (in a group of 4 or 5) and missed. Arrived 11:45 AM. at lunch & slumbered. In the late afternoon set 40 mouse traps down the stream (20 museum species & 20 ~~ordinary~~ house mouse traps)