Bournesaw 1952 44. Journal Sept. 6. 6 mi. E. Truchas, 10,000 ft., Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico. reported hearing a Horned Owl hoot once up canyon from camp at about 7:30 P.M. Dr O.P. Pearson left our camp at about 10:30 AM today, with 2 sleeping bag, food & mouse trap, headed for Truchas Pk. He said he would report back to camp tomorrow noon. The weather has been clear warm all the time we have been here at our Truchas campsite. Some cumulus cloudiness has appeared yesterday & today, with just a few sprinkles of rain on a couple of occasions. This evening is our first touch of wind. Sept. 7 Temp. at 6:45 AM was 38°. This was the coldest night we have had so far. From 7:30 AM to 1:30 P.M. hiked along stream just north of our campsite, where a slight trail was apparent. --observed droppings of horse cows. Hiked to approximately the 11,500 ft. level (estimated) passing through the Canadian zone (D. fir & spruce) & well into the Hudsonian zone (fir-sp? & spruce). The dominant bird life in both concepts These zones was Junco, Nut. Chickadee, & a few golden- crowned Kinglets. Clark's Nutcracker was heard only in Hudsonian zone, but Chickadee we saw heard abundantly in both zones. In the highest elevations the soil was very gravelly & granitic. In the lowest Canadian zone near camp saw the following: 1 Red-tailed Hawk, 1 Cooper Hawk, & 1 Goshawk, Conceps Junco, 1 House Wren, 4 Pygmy Nuthatch, 1 White-breasted Nuthatch, 3 Steller Jays, Porcupine Scratching on a young yellow pine tree, 1 Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Saw no