Journal 25 1990 Kerr Wildlife Management Area, 12 miles W. of Hunt Kerr Co., Texas. Elevation 2050 ft. June 7 Dark Sparrow House finch (Cont) Orchard Oriole Lesser goldfinch Mammals: Procyon track Ictidomys virginianus Sciurus variegatus axis deer S. niger Lepus californicus Sylvilagus floridanus Big Bend National Park, Brewster Co., Texas June 8 I arrived here at 10:00 and spoke to Mike Fleming, the park wildlife officer. He had not yet acted on my application, but gave me a verbal go ahead if the local population was large enough to sustain my sampling scheme. From the Pleasant Junction Headquarters, I drove to then thoroughly explored on foot, the following areas: Dragon Wells, Rio Grande Village, San Hail Ranch, Cottonwood Campground, and in the Basin area, the cabin area, the campground area, and the upper Window Trail. This last place was unique in having several goldfinches conspicuously present. There were, however, too few to meet my needs, and I did no collecting here. Weather today: ground still wet from rain yesterday, but skies clear until about 14:30, partly cloudy until 17:00, then thunder showers until after dark. Temp 80-85 F; winds mild & variable 5-10 mph except near thunderstorms, one of which produced a fierce wind I caught (I hope) on film.