Horas, J. A. 1991 Journal 35. Doolittle Ranch, 3/4 mile N. of Nations Water Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6850 feet. June 25 Common Yellowthroat Brewers Blackbird (CoNt) Black-headed Grosbeak Common Grackle Blue Grosbeak Brown-headed Cowbird Rufous-sided Towhee N. (Bullock's) Oriole Jack Snipe House Finch Red-winged Blackbird Lesser Goldfinch Western Meadowlark House Sparrows weeds: Elytrigia sp.; See, lower, & room track. Doolittle Ranch 3/4 miles downstream of confluence of Sapello & Nations River Water Co., New Mexico. Elevation 6800 feet. June 26-29 I opened my four nets at 05:20 - 05:30, and I caught my first goldfinch at 06:05. By 07:00 I had caught 11 lesser gold- finches. One I goldfinch way preyed upon in the net, its head eaten off. The same (or a different) predator killed a ♂ Bullock's Oriole and partially ate it in the mist net. The partially eaten birds were discovered in two same net at two same time. Having 12 birds to put up, I closed my nets and spent the rest of the day, save brief stretching episodes just outside the door, inside my work tent. The weather June 26: calm at dawn, until about 07:20; then intermittent 5-10 mph gusty southe until 09:30, after which there were steady winds for remainder of the day, mainly out of the S, but shifting around from SE, ESE, & occ. SW. Four thunderclucks today, two passing close by but no rainfall here. Temp. range 60-85°F. Still windy at sunset, but less so than last night.