Mayhew 1957 May 4 Journal 10 mi. N.W. of Murrieta, Riverside Co., Calif. Laced goldfinch, Caly. woodpecker, Caly. jay, turkey vulture, Brewers blackbird, Western bluebird, ash-throated flycatcher, kildeer, spotted towhee, brown towhee. Wren-tits were heard singing, but not seen, May 11 Mojave Desert, San Bernardino Co., Calif. Today the field class left at 6AM for the desert between Hesperia, Lucerne Valley, & Barstow. There was a cold wind (~30 m.p.h.) blowing from the west, which reduced the number of active animals seen. Several Sceloporus magister were captured in the debris beneath Joshua trees near Hesperia, as well as numerous Xantusia vigilis. One Sauromalus obesus was caught in rocks about 7½ miles west of Lucerne Valley on highway 18. One large Cnemidophorus tigris was also captured at this spot, and several small ones were seen. Two Gopherus agassizi (1 large ♂, 1 young) were dug out of their burrows about 7 miles north of Stoddard Well. The birds seen in the desert were: horned lark, desert black-throated sparrow, Scott oriole, raven, one of the gnatcatchers, and Brewer's blackbird (near Stoddard Well). The route taken through the desert was from Cajon Pass through Hesperia, to Lucerne Valley, to Stoddard Well, to Lucerne-Barstow road about