LLWOH 1964 Journal Sept. 1 30 mi E Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico to Tucson, Pima Co., Arizona Up at 6:40 after bad night's sleep - ants, heat, + punctured air mattress. Had break fast + drove east to E of Mazatlan or 10 miles. Then mother fix went out leaving us with 85 miles of rough road + no spare. Changed first continued on to km. 114 - 20 mi E Mazatlan when failed car along road + went out to collect 5-striped Sparrows, This is somewhat as last year. At this time a year ago the ground layer vegetation was so tall + thick as to make walking through it difficult. This year patches are 4-5 feet + raining follow, but generally the area appears to be drier then last year. A local boy told me that they had the "usual" amount of rain in August, but could not elaborate. 5-stripes were relatively common + most easily located by driving about singing 8:30. Singing dropped off by 6:00 & then only sporadic song activity. Encountered only one juvenile all morning (collected). Collected a ? clippings excitedly while carrying food in her bill. Several adults showed beginnings of the post- nuptial molt + neither ? showed evidence of a second brooding. From the food-carrying bird this was expected w the other (which flushed off arrest [from Dick's report of her behavior] so hard to tell if it had hood streaks yet or not. Perhaps reduced activity due to drier conditions. Also saw family groups of Cardinals + Veiled Buntings, Peregrine birds until 1400, food hunt (7 sorts) as drove out flew toward Hermosillo. Then headed north for Boche. Finally