TEXAS, J. 1991 Journal South Fork Cave Creek Chiricahue Mountains Cochise Co. Arizona July 27 miles above the trailhead, we has gained little elevation, but (creek) but the epresses and madrones have dropped out by and large, as have the seconours, small & medium-sized maples are much commoner along the creek. Crypts willows appear in a few lines along the stream course. Douglasfirs appear amongst the pines (2 species of least here). Sequoia are covered with evergreen, pinion-juniper and evergreen oaks on the less steeply inclined W. side and with mixed conifers on the E. side. From here to Sunshelad Ridge, there is progressive dominance of coniferous, until just Douglasfirs with a few pines and oaks are found in the last 3/4 mile below the ridge. The understory is nice, with many ferns & grasses, as well as seedling trees. I am a very poor descriptist, and will leave the description as is: The stream is intermittent in its surface flow. Some of the larger "holes" have rainbow trout to 7 1/2". In the last 3/4 mile below Sunshelad Ridge, stream flow is entirely subsurface. Species list: Reptiles: more Rattlesnake Gopher Spiny Lizard Desert Spiny Lizard Plateau Striped Lizard Banded Rock Rattlesnake. Birds: Turkey Vultures -3 Accipiter sp. -1 Gone-tailed Hawk - 1 imm Red-tailed Hawk - 2 ad, 1 imm Peregrine - 1 ad (post 8) Gambel's Quail - 3; many others H.O. Bank-tailed Pigeon -6 Mourning Dove -4 W. Screach Owl - 1 H.O. Great Horned Owl -1 N. Pygmy-Owl -1 Poorwill - 3 H.O. W. Whip-poor-will -2 H.O. White-throated Swift - 40