Journal 90 Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, Smiles S. of San Antonio Socorro Co., New Mexico. July 9 Rene and I (Joe) Washington traveled to go through Carlsbad Caverns and to have supper at a restaurant in Carlsbad. We returned to Rattlesnake Springs at dusk to watch the emergence of fireflies, which Rene saw for the first time. We then left for home since Rene was getting homesick. We cruised at Valley of the Fires State Park near Carlsbad. We then drove to Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, astride the Rio Grande in central New Mexico. This refuge is one of tamarisk- dominated riparian habitats (with cottonwoods of "good" quality confined to the north end) and avid hunter's clucks above the floodplain. Some of the floodplain is given over to impoundments and wildfowl food crop plant- ings. This refuge is extremely popular with bird watchers at all seasons. We made loops of the tour roads both to the north and to the south from the Refuge Headquarters. We visited from 08:05 - 11:30, 45-55F. Western Clear, Right in, Orange Species list (birds only, seen): Birds: Red-shouldered Hawk - 50 American White Pelican - 76 Double-crested Cormorant - 30 Ewaerines Cormorant - 45 Least Bittern - 2 (H.O.) Great Blue Heron - 15 Great Egret - 6 Sunny Egret - 75 Little Bore Heron - 3 [Tricolored Heron - Mygauga] Cotter Egret - 20 Green-crested Heron - 15 Black-crowned Night Heron - 25 Yellow-crowned Night Heron - 1 White-faced Ibis - 146 Suns Goose - 2 (apparently cygnes) Canada Goose - 60 Green-winged Teal - 2 Mallard - 20 N. Pintail - 4 Blue-winged Teal - 7 American Teal - 50 Redhead - 10 American Wigeon - 2