Thursday, June 1991 Journal 77. Washington Ranch adjacent to Rattlesnake Springs section of Gila Cliff Dwellings National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3650 feet. July 30 - greener, than this on the slopes. At Rim Rock level the canyon is August 2 probably about 1/2 mile wide. There are several responses of vertical rock (Co.) The weather today was a carbon copy of this of July 30 - sunny! On August 1, I got shut out for Cardinals at my site - except for one finch. The only goldfinch taken was by dust steps. The number of House Goldfinches on the property & at adjacent Rattlesnake Springs is about 25. Today was a very slow day. Weather August 1 was clear humid-feeling, with less dew at dawn. There were lots of high cirrus clouds at sunrise, which quickly dissipated. The remainder of the morning was clear & calm. A light S. breeze came up about noon. July Augus thunderclouds over the Guadalupe Mountains to the West brought dusk 90 minutes early. Temperatures ranged from 60°F to 80°F. On August 2, I again would note twice during the day, but my target birds continued to diminish in numbers. I estimate only 15 psatnia were around today. Of these I secured two in my nets. I have concluded that I will be unable to fill out my samples this year. I will have to return next season. I need more adult males than I have been able to obtain. The weather August 2 saw light NE winds at dawn, & cirrus clouds in every direction. These clouds soon gave way to blue skies, until about 11:30, when thunderclouds began building over the Guadalupe. These built to staggering size, then some drifted east over Washington Ranch about 13:45. There was a brief, hard rain at 14:30, followed by a spring-like steady light mod. rain from 15:15 to 16:15. Skies long cleared after that, as did by 19:30