journal 30 May of crossbills, and not surprising considering the cone situation. No siskins either. Common birds included grey-headed junco (a nest found under a log with 10-day old young), Robin, House Finch, Steller's Jay, Mountain Chickadee, Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I then decided to pack up by 8:15. From the camp I went back down to Hwy 70, then to 54 to 380, then up I-25 to Albuquerque. Then I headed W on 44 to 4 to explore the Jemez Mountains. The drive on 4 to Jemez Springs was through a river valley -- very beautiful with red rock mesas and pueblos. Here the ponderosa pine became common at higher elevations but with only sparse green cones here. At the higher elevations, cones were green and half size on the ponderosa pine. Douglas fir had a weak green crop on the S sides of the mountains only. On the W side of the Jemez Mtn,