K Dixon 1950 Journal 45. Sept 22. 3 1/2 mi S and 3 1/2 mi W Benton, +7000 ft. Mono Co, Calif. An unidentified shrub of the Compositae, perhaps 12" high, bore yellow flowers. A cactus (Platy opuntia) grew in scattered clumps. I left camp at 7:45 am (DAYLIGHT time) working along the slope which led N. Some migratory movement was in progress. I saw 3 white-crowned Sparrows moving southward & several non-descript warblers, singly. I missed a shot at a probable Hermit Warbler. Later I saw a Ruby-crowned Kinglet. I flushed a Poorwill from a rocky, Pinon-covered, E-facing slope. The bird flew perhaps 60 feet; I missed the shot as it flew again. I ran onto a flock of 4 Mountain Chickadees and later took a lone individual (ad ?, #455). I found no indications of Plain Titmouse presence. In a dense patch of piñons, a Scrub Jay worked stealthily downslope & disappeared. Pinon Jays in small numbers passing over and heard in distance. I returned to camp at 9:45. Heard or saw catcatcher upslope. 10:15 - 11:15 I worked up creek for half an hour, noting an Empidonax Flycatcher and a slanting Bewick Wren. I worked back & onto the slope where I had taken Plain Titmouse in June. I saw one gray bird, silently moving ahead of me, possibly this species. A pair of Mtn. Chickadees here. One Townsend Solitaire on this slope leading & me Clark Nuttalia. In the afternoon I heard Plain Titmouse but didn't get hunting together when able to scare it up. Out on the flat to the E I ran into a flock of Bushtits (all species acc't). Several Mtn Chickadees with them. We broke camp at 6:45 (sun had set) and drove to Benton Station. A stockman there directed us to an area to the NE where we might find "pinion birds"