31 LL Wolf 1964 Journal July 7 Laguna Atascosa Refuge - Cameron Co., Texas bunch grass - short mesquite association. Heard several more Sassica Sparrows in mesquite habitat. Road goes by several impoundments. Found Lark + Wilson's Plovers flush from road ahead of us. Found very young (only several days old) Willlet + caught it. Up to 6-7 adults came in to scout. Noted that several times one adult chased another from area. No real broodening display, but 2 adults ran away with tail spread + depressed, head lowered, + plumage fluffed. Tried to take pictures of adult + young. Probably not successful. Road ends so have to turn around & retrace route. Drove in toward Rio Hondo to store. Bought few groceries + gas. Back to Refuge for lunch + write notes during heat of the day. Partly cloudy during much of early morning with cloud over sun most of time prior to 0900. Kept things cool. Wind came up about 0700 & by 1000 was 10-15 mph & gusty. Is excellent to keep cool in the shade, but is terrible for recording & shinning. Went back to Laguna Atascosa area to watch Bitteri Sparrows at 1600. Found several apparent 0700 + watched one of them. Later found chipping bird carrying food. Got ate it without going to young. Back to camp for supper at 1830. Found Dick sleeping again - seems he has a headache, fever, & generally feels bad all over. He went to bed at 1915 while I did dishes + wrote notes. Dick Kirby came by & reported, as expected, that no arrangements could be made to shoot on refuge. We will try to get us permission to collect on some land around the refuge. To bed at 2000.