Journal June Rio Grande Valley, Hidalgo & Cameron Co., Texas April 26 Black-and-white Warbler Olive Sparrow (East) Ovenbird Jack Sparrow - 3, NWR N. Waterthrush Red-winged Blackbird - 4 F.D. NWR Louisiana Waterthrush E. Meadowlark SFS, NWE Common Yellowthroat Ghost-tailed Hummingbird-all: 3: [Hooded Warbler-reported by 3rd party] Bronzed Cowbird-all: 3: Canada Warbler Hooded Oriole - SFS Summer Tanager-10?, SFS Bella Mia Oriole - 1, ACP N. Cardinal N. (Baltimore) Oriole - 1, NWR Indigo Bunting Lesser Goldfinch - 10, SFS Painted Bunting House Sparrow - 8, NWR Manuials: Didelphis-track NWR Mexican Ground squirrel-1 ACP Procyon-track ACP, NWR Spotted ground squirrel-1 NWR Canis sp-track all three Fox squirrel - 10, ACP. Felis - fresh, fairly large tracks of a den adjacent to ACP. Tracks 1 5/8"x1 3/4" Epidelagus sp - ACP, SFS, NWR: 2-1-4 Armstrong Ranch 2 miles E. Armstrong, Kenedy Co., Texas Over 20 feet. April 27- I called Mr. Armstrong at 08:30 and he invited me to his May 2 ranch which I reached by driving north from Raymondville on U.S. 77, Through Notices to Armstrong (which is little more than a sign on the highway) where a narrow road goes east to ranch headquarters. Mr. John Armstrong, owner of the ranch, interviewed me for about half an hour before consenting to my working on the property. He then said I could work "the pasture to the west" or the area W of Highway 77. My idea of a pasture did not comport with his. The pasture he spoke of was a mix of trees and grass that was 30,000 acres in extent! The ranch