Radly Stephan 1971 ll Raptors collecting Trip May 13 Amboy enroute 29 Palms, San Bernardino Co, Calif is 614'. As we climb up out of Bristol Dry lake toward the Sharp Hills mtns. The creosote is looking bitter. Not great but at least green and blooming. Sharp Hills mtns, San Bernardino Co, Calif SBR 1420 1330 nosed a smallish adult Chuck on the first rocky outcropping of the Sharp Hills mtns we encountered in driving from Amboy to 29 Palms. The animal had a red back and was fully exposed atop a granite boulder 15' above ground level. We left immediately. 1410 near crest of Sharp Hills mtns on slope towards 29 Palms. Leaving after stopping for about 45 min. Cats clew with only a few green branches - mostly dead. Simpson weed looks good next to the road but poor away. Smoke tree yellow ochre color not healthy looking. Little houses will up into mtns. Several hundred anyway on the south facing fan. Much vandalism. windows