R.M. Zink 1978 Journal Sierra Nat. Forest, Mariposa Co., California 24 June The road goes cont. down to North Fork (N228S). From there went to Aubery + from there to Shore Lake. The area around North Fork (*from mile high center down South) is chaparral (San Escrub Jay & Caly, Quail, 3/4 Mmmy deer.) From Aubery, the road climbs again + encounters forest. At Shore Lake called [illegible] Coors + informed him didle collecting in area. He suggested W of Huntington L. + Edison Util. Co. have a big campground on W side of Shore Lake, open Memorial Day - October - 1/2 to Hot showers. At picnic grids heard 2 Fox Sparrows singing in marguina capped near Shore Dam. Sierra Nat. Forest, Fresno Co., California, NW of Shore Lake 25 June Drove on Stump Creek Rd, took dirt rd. to Aspen brdw. (leave camp ca. heard Pile Woodpek. NE1/4 Rd at T. 8S, R. 14E, sec. 13) - this rd is under construction. Saw Star Jay, I Townsend Solitaire, B. 46 Grosbeak. Met Forest Service Tech. Mike Reddy - he led me towards a brush field, at T. 7S, R. 2SE, subsec 30 + T. 7S, R. 24E- NE1/4 sec. 25 - however rd. was not traversable, came pickup. Went to another brushfield at T. 7S, R. 24E, secs. 13, 14, 23, 24 + T. 7S, R. 24E, secs. 18+19. The forest service has sprayed muchly this area to kill off the brush + there lots of dead marguina + some new. It's basically different from near Rockies Fork (see 24June ex.) as there is a predominance of young ponderosa spruce pines. Saw 2 R.S.Town, crop Bl. headed Grosbeak, Nashville Warbler, at Fox Sparrows (called). Drove to - Mt. Tom (9019') - there a snowbrush field at T. 7S, R. 268) NW sec. 6. Along Stump Creek Rd, there are numerous