Journal Claw Ranch adjacent to Quarry Section of Dinosaur National Monument, Uinta Co., Utah. Elevation 5000 ft. June 10 (Sat) Livestock. She said I was welcome to explore the grounds of the ranch until the person with authority to grant permission Lorna returned. That would be Mrs. Claw, the matriarch. So from 8:45 - 19:45, I walked the shelter belts of cottonwood [illegible] poplar and checked the thickets of grape, Virginia creeper, poison ivy and coyote willow next to [illegible] the dwelling. There were some 10-12 Lesser Goldfinches and a like number of American Goldfinches present. Just before sundown, Mrs. Claw returned home & invited me into her home. After a brief conversation, she allowed me to work on her ranch. I returned to my campsite across the river, to write up these notes, then to sleep. Claw Ranch, adjacent to Quarry Section of Dinosaur National Monu- ment, Uinta Co., Utah. Elevation 5000 ft. June 11-17 - I broke camp and left the NPS Green River Campground before sunrise in order to more completely survey the Claw Ranch for nest sites, spending most of the morning walking the wooded areas of the Ranch south of Cut Creek, excluding the gated area to the south. The majority of large linear cottonwood groves had cleared no understory, and were located for the most part on the margins of hay and grain fields. Despite the suboptimal habitat, Lesser Goldfinches were fairly numerous, particularly in west-south- the row of large cottonwoods along the Green River west of the ranchers' dwellings. After lunch, I drove the road beyond the turnoff to the ranch. This road shortly changed its westerly course to east, paralleling the course of Cut Creek. In a