TROCHET, J. 1991 Journal Baker Dam Wash and Santa Clara River Washington Co., Utah. July 8 Alberta Towhee -2, BDW N. (Bullock's) Oriole-B, 4-1 (Ca's) Jack Sparrow -2, BDW Scotts Oriole -6, BDW W. Meadowlark -1, BDW House Finch -50, BDW Brown-headed Cowbird -B, 40-3 Lesser Goldfinch -B, 1-3 Throated Oriole -10, BDW Hawaiian Sparrow -12, BDW Warblers: Swampwrens-25, BDW Syciragus -B, 5-1 Ammospiza philadelphia-6, BDW Legua -6, BDW Costra -1, BDW (appropriety) Santa Fork Kern River Wildlife Area 3 miles W of Weldon, Kern Co., California. Elevation 2500 ft. July 9-11 I drove most of the night: from St. George, Utah through Las Vegas, (Where I stopped for a late supper) to Bakersfield, California via Inter-state 15. At Bakersfield, I picked up State Highway 58, which I took to Bakersfield. I thought about rolling on Route 99, but I decided to get in a few days on the South Fork of the Kern (my wife) River before Glennie needed me home. I drove NE from Bakersfield on State Hwy 178, past Lake Isabella. I drove up Kelso Valley Rd (to SE) to Camp Spring Well, a dirt track through desert scrub, to get a few hours sleep off a main road. I was surprised, not thrilled- when a mountain lion ran across the "road" through the beam of my headlights. After a fairly sluggish start to the day, I went to visit Pam Williams and Stephen Lazarus on FAY RANCH RD., N. OF WELDON 1 MILE. at their home on the property of the Kern River Reserve. After 90 minutes of clearing the fat and my admiring their pet acorn woodpecker repeatedly, Stephen consented to give me a tour of the area. In the three hours we were out, we visited only a bit of