PluStore 1944 Journal 8/14 1 mi SE San Benito Peak, 4400', San Benito Co., Calif. Aug 9. along the south slope. other birds seen in the area were: Turkey Vulture, 1; Red-tail Hawk, 2; Golden Eagle, 1; Col. Mail, 1; Mourning Dove, 5w; White-throated Swift, Flicker, Ash-Thr (flycatcher), Col Jay; Plain Tit, Busk Tit, Wrentit, Bewick's Wren, House Wren, Thrasher, Bluebird, Yucatecater, Black-headed Grosbeak, Lawrence Goldfinch, Linnet, & Junco. Dr Miller also saw Rufous-crowned Sparrow. Came back to camp about noon & stayed in the afternoon. In the evening baited traps in the stream bottom with a mixture of peanut butter & oat meal. Ate 2 chipos & a screech owl which Dr Miller had collected. The former very good & tender with not a very strong taste, the owl was dark meat & rather tough but had a good, gamey flavor. Retired about 9 PM. Aug 10. Set up about usual time - watch had stopped so I set it at 5:45 which proved to be nearly correct. At breakfast ran trap line - found 2 Peromyscus truei & 1 P. maniculatus the former under chaparral shrubs about 5 feet above (meadow) the stream bottom and the latter in the meadow proper. Returned to camp & got gun, etc. & started off down stream to collect birds. Went down about three miles, soil & vegetation (some scrub golden oak was found) changed very little as I went down. Parnassia