TROCHET, JOHN 1989 5. Journal June Indian Reservation McKinley Co. New Mexico July 29 The last stop of the day was made at Nutria Lake #2, west end. (cont) The entire lake is about 1 mile long, oriented approx ENE - WSW, and nearly divided equally by a narrow peninsular promontory on the N. bank. This is a shallow lake, about 300 yards at its widest point, impounded between mesas north & south by an earthen dam on the west end. Except on the dam, the lake margin is heavily grazed by Tipton & Scirpus. The flats on the east have heavily grazed grassweed & winterfat; the flats on the west, heavily grazed big sagebrush, four-winged saltbush & rush sedithmum. The slopes north & south are covered P-T, admixed liberally & ponderosa pine on the south side. The mesa tops are about 250 ft above lake level. I visited west side road from 14:00 to 15:30; I visited friends in June from 15:45 to 16:20; I checked the Cuyamaca Delos Blackrock Dam from 16:40 to 17:50; Nutria Division Reservoir 18:30 to 19:50; Nutria Lake #2 from 20:00 to 21:00. Weather this afternoon was mostly cloudy, increasing to clear, with intermittent sunrises after 1800. It was windy near shores, otherwise calm. Temperature was 75° F., falling to 65° at sunset. Species List: Ruphikings: Woodhouse Teal -1, NL#2 Scaup sp.-2, NL#2 Reptiles: Cuemidphorus sp-1, WSR. Theraphis cylipsio-2, BD, NDR Birds: Pied-billed Grebe -12 duck sp. - 120 Sandpiper - 35 Virginia Rail -1 Green Blue Heron 10 Ra. Crest - 200 Black-crowned Night Heron 6 Killdeer - 8 "Blue-winged" Teal - 9 Spotted Sandpiper - 5 Muddy Duck - 4 Mourning Dove - 70