KDixon 1951 Journal 2 Feb 24. Marathon, Brewster Co., Texas I packed before 8:00 am (an hour after sunrise) and had sausage and eggs in town for 85 cents. I drove south through the desert scrub toward Big Bend. The highway was paved. About 20 miles S of Marathon I flushed 3 coveys of Scaled Quail from the roadside in the space of one mile. There were a dozen birds per covery at least. No more seen for quite a while, then a covery near a water tank and a couple farther on. All in areas of mixed brush, not pure Larrea or grass. 31 miles S of Marathon - Red-tailed Hawk stayed beside freshly killed jack rabbit as I drove slowly past, then flew to fence post until I drove on, then returned. 5 or 6 Ravens in area but not at kill. Also noted along way, flocks of Lark Buntings, 2 single Pyrhuboxia, Horned Larks, Curve-billed Thrasher About ten miles of the road was unpaved, this inside the park boundary. I saw a flock of 13 prong horns just below 4000 ft. elevation; they watched me for while, then some turned away before I could take a picture. Then one started and the whole herd crossed the road and went down slope to N. Chisos Basin, 5400 ft., Brewster Co., Texas The vegetation in the basin in the area around the golf center (store, "Chuck-wag" cottages) is principally Juniper - oak - pino. Underbrush includes Rhue, yucca, pancake cacti, agave, probable Baccharis. The growth of grass is ample, grazing being prohibited. Along the creek bed I noted catclaw and probable Condalia. Birds seen in this vicinity: