Boscow 1952 Journal Aug. 20. 3 mi. SW Tres Piedras, 9000 ft., Rio Arriba Co., New Mexico. occasions. In early evening hunted for bats beside a small water impoundment about elevation 8600 (estimate). Saw heard Nighthawks along ridges [illegible] nearby. Also nighthawks at our elevation. Jerry Russell shot one big brown bat. The following is by way of description of the area surrounding our campsite. The dominant vegetation is Yellow Pine, with the average height approximately 60 ft. (estimate). The stand of pine is open, with interspersions of groves of aspen. There is some logging being carried out, and in those recently logged areas we find the aspen groves thriving. The oak (sp?) takes on the form of a scrubby deciduous shrub, averaging approx. 6 ft. high, and usually in the open areas, in small stands about 10 feet square; occasionally interspersed with [illegible] the aspen. (200 ft.) At slightly lower elevations sagebrush (Artemesia tridentata) appears. The grass is not dense but reaches approx. 1 ft. high on the average. Some cattle graze the area, & their droppings, both fresh & old, are most everywhere. The soil is shallow, & gravelly, with little humus, humes. Some yellow daisy, purple lupins are in bloom. There is neither the lushness nor the variety in flowering animals which prevailed at our higher camp (10,000 ft., 18.5 mi. Chama). There were 2 light showers during the day with some hail. For a better idea of the terrain