Journal Kickapoo Caverns State Natural Area (= State Park Site), 22 1/2 miles N. of Brackettville, Kinney Co., Texas. Elevation 1700 feet. May 14-18 I stopped here en route to West Texas because I wanted to get a few birds to take the place I have collected here that I put into formalin. I suspect two fringilin-treated birds will not be useful for TPE. I arrived here at 18:10, having driven from Austin via Interstate 35, U.S. Hwy 90, and from Brackettville N. on FM 674 to the N. gate, whose lock combination I still remembered. I made two brief stops en route: in Websterville, Travis Co., to see a yellow-green Vireo in the county park there; and in Uvalde, Uvalde Co., where a Gilded Rose had been reported but was not longer there. Once at Kickapoo, I set up two nets and my tent near the so-called "Lodge" in the middle of the park property. Quite a few goldfinches were present in the area, but I caught none that evening. At dusk I went briefly to Green Cave to observe the emergence of bats, almost all Indiana. I then had a sandwich for supper and went up to visit with park superintendent Dave Stuart and his associate Oscar Carmone, the latter a talented young bird watcher formerly from Harlingen. For a description of habitats see my notes from May, 1990. The weather the evening of May 14 was clear, still and warm, about 80F. On May 15, I opened the 2 nets at sunrise and set up 2 other nets. I caught a fairly good variety & number of passerines, but no goldfinches. Owing to weather the nets were all closed 10:20 - 10:30, and remained closed for the rest of that day. I should add some observations about the state of the landscape this year in comparison to 1990. There was much better grass cover seen today, and small star thistle was much less evident. There is still dry grass in many places, and green growth of shorter grass clearly