Trachet, J.A. 1992 Journal 2249 Willara Drive Palos Cedro Alhambra Ca. California Elevation 500 ft. June 29 Wattles Woolpacker European Starling (cont) Scar Jay Jack Sparrow American Crow Brewer's Blackbird Kevin Silenman House Finch White-breasted Nuthatch Lesser Goldfinch W. Bonapart House Sparrow American Robin memorable: none Balconillo Mesa Skeleton Canyon Coronado National Forest, 17 miles S. of Robber Hidalgo Co., New Mexico July 7 My daughter Renee has accompanied me on this trip to the South- west, a trip to complete, if possible, some partial samples from earlier field work. Foremost among these are from Washington Ranch in SE New Mexico & from the Little Colorado River near Holbrook, Arizona. We left Sacramento July 4 at 20:40, stopping off briefly at MVZ, then drove to the Southwest via Berry Ave -> Interstate 580 -> I-5 south to I-210 east -> State Route 10 west. Unfortunately in the 110-115 F Temperatures of Arizona, Renee fell ill. Our progress was slowed (July 5-6) and we had to spend the night at a motel in Wilcox, Arizona. She slept in until 09:15. We enjoyed a delicious brunch at the local grocery store (pretty good food actually). By 11:00 we were rolling again, this time with an afternoon in the Chiricahua Mountains in mind, via Arizona Highways 186 & 181. In the Chiricahuas, we made a brief pause by Rustler Park, Bostegan Saddle & the Frontier Resource Station, and we more patiently enjoyed a short walk on the Smith Fork Trail in Cave Creek Canyon. We ran into Dave Riddle, recent MVZ alum, and his