Journal Washington Ranch adjacent to Rattlesnake Springs portion of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy Co., New Mexico. Elevation 3500 feet. July 30 (caused), the few clouds that remained were over the mountains & the August 2 week. Fireflies were out as I left at 21:30. 4 numbers indicate totals for observation days (Cant) Species Zinck (Athens': WR, Washington Ranch; RS, Rattlesnake Springs; S.C., Straight Canyon; no locality - numbers lumped for WR & RS): Crawfishing: Rana Catesbiana 10-6-3-6 Scaphiopus multiplicata 0-0-1-0 WR Rana Alaria 18-8-5-10 Sceloporus graciosus 0-0-0-1 RS. Reptiles: Caudosaga scripta WR: Leptotyphlops dulcis 1-0-0-0 CC. Caudosaga coarctata WR: Pituophis - 0-1-0-0 Ghost Plains Skink Bromophis sp - 0-0-1-0 RS. Chihuahuan Whiptail Elephias sp - S.C. 7/31-1; cause? out of Chakana's Whiptail Crotalus atrox S.C. 7/31-1; 4 1/2' 3rd Cnemidophorus sp. Birds: Pied-Gilled Throated Warbler WR 8/1-1 Harris's Roadrunner Shoe-raked Harrow - ed or near WR 8/1 Ghost Horned Owl Mallard Common Poorwill Turkey Vulture Black-Chinned Hummer W. Harris Zebra Kingfisher Swainson's Hawk Ladder-backed Woodpecker Red-tailed Hawk Western Wood-Pewee Wild Turkey Willow Flycatcher N. Bohnite Black Phoebe Scaled Quail Say's Phoebe Carrion Crow Vermilion Flycatcher Killdeer Ash-tailed Flycatcher Mourning Dove Cassin's Kingbird Yellow-billed Cuckoo Western Kingbird