Journal Armstrong River, 2 miles E of Armstrong, Kenedy Co. Texas. Elevation 20 feet. April 27 On April 28, I took a wide ranging walk from my camp about May 2 3/4 mile NW of Naval Headquarters. I walked well to the W, well to (Creek) the E, and a bit to the N, once time swinging back around to check the nets deployed near the steadily shrinking surface water near the Magnolies N. of my tent. I walked from 07:15 to 11:00. I saw for board 35-40 Lesser Goldfinches. They are widely dispersed & not very approachable, not at all like the birds of cottonwood-willow riparian groves in the Southwest. At midday I set out two other 2 nets on the margins of oak mottes, but winds today made the nets too visible, though I did catch a pair of Lesser juncs before dusk. Weather April 28, continuing the trend of the nights before, was windy. Breezy at sunrise, the wind blew out of the S to 07:45 5-15 mph until sunset. Temperature today was 68°-85°F. There were a few scattered clouds 13:00 to 16:00. On April 29, despite moving nets to seemingly favorable sites repeatedly through the day, I was shut out with regard to goldfinches. Even trying the "record voice," the short 'em" technique was unsuccess- ful, since invariably, the birds just circled well like flight before I could get a shot. The juncs birds have been wildly disappointing here, so far. In 2 days of field work, I have a total of 2 goldfinches. Boo! Weather April 29 was warmer & more humid than yesterday; Temp 75-80°F. There were a few light clouds about 16:00, otherwise clear. Winds were high even before sunrise when they were S-SW 10-20 mph and continued until 12:30. Then winds became variable, commonly out of the W, 5-15 mph; by 16:30 they were intermittent NW 0-5 mph. Still birds were not prolonged. I served also last night, very close to the tent I heard a