Journal Dorritte Ranch, 3/4 mile N. of Watrous, Mora Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6850 feet. June 25 am at the river forks @ 150' x 65' broad impounded behind a (cont) levee dam, the pond supporting both Tupa & Scraps in fair quantities. The floodplain varied in breadth from none in stretches of some short canyon to perhaps 300 yards. The gallery forest under-story, and to a lesser extent found also on the floodplain, was due to Virginia Creeper, grape, Pawpaw, Wisteria (in flowers but not in seed), wild sunflower (Helianthus) not yet in bloom, pathfinder, wild rose and squanbush. Two peach trees were found in one spot along the river. There were occasional Ulmus Juglans also. Those common in floodplain fields, but occurring also in the woodland understory, were many varieties of grasses, with Western Wheatgrass and Buffalograss prominent - as were others I could name. There was also wild squash, mulekin, Indian paintbrush, malows, asters, sunses, penstemon, phlox, clover (3 flower types), many golden composites, and others. The low hills beyond the floodplain were not closely inspected, but Ulmus Juglans was the most common tree. There were some persons, more (but still few) ponderosa pines to 45 feet or so, a few Gambel's Oak, and a couple clusters of a second oak species. Less interesting was the grass growth on these uplands. Incidentally, Lesser Goldfinches were fairly common but seemingly widely spaced. I elected to set up my camp late in the day about 3/4 mile downstream of the confluence of the Sapello and Three Rivers. I set up my nets in the riparian gorges there after supper, but owing to high winds, left them closed.