TROCHET, JOHN 1989 Journal 271 Washington Road, adjacent to Little Snake Spring portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 ft. August 2 Jack Snipe - 30 (2 fresh) Orchard Oriole - 4 (crut) Red-winged Blackbird - 8 N. (Buller's) Wren - 1 E. Meadowlark - 10 (4 s.) House Finch - 25 Yellow-headed Blackbird - 3 Lesser Goldfinch - 15 Brown-headed Cowbird - 10 House Sparrow - 10 mammals: skunk - track Obscures Buntings - 2 rock squirrel - 3 sheep - many. Alfalfa Fields along US Hwy 285 SE of Carlsbad, Eddy Co., New Mexico. August 2 A week of persistent rain & wind at Washington Road (& here, for that matter), which renders mist net use impossible. I explored fields SE of Carlsbad along US Hwy 285 for migrating passerine-perching shrubbirds. I checked about 25-30 alfalfa fields on the SW side of the road about 3-4 miles SE of Carlsbad from 18:15 - 19:15. As far as shrubbirds are concerned, I could have quit after 4-5 fields and missed no others. Yellow Sandpipers were almost all in one partly cut alfalfa field, with one seen found in uncut and completely cut fields. Species list (all birds): Red-tailed Hawk - 2 (1 ad, 1 ju) Jack Snipe - 75 M. Bobolink - 8 Red-winged Blackbird - 15 Yellow Sandpiper - 10 E. Meadowlark - 6 Crawww Nightjowl - 4 W. Meadowlark - 12 W. Kingbird - 14 Brown-headed Cowbird - 10 Barn Swallow - 25 House Finch - 30