Christmas Eve 1966 Journal 11 April. Puerto Basin, s. of dunes, 1750 ft., Riverside Co., Calif. few strands of dry grass leaf fragments in the fork of a Lunea branch 8" off ground on the E. side of level. Below what was intended to be the base of the nest was a substantial & branchy fork -- the nest would be supported into fork by the fork plant. Again marking levels in the area. Last night when setting up camp Gambel Sparrows were in the area about camp, but had moved on by this morning. Left camp at 10 a.m., and went N to dunes and east to the 40m.p. wide wash which flows N between the dune areas. Dr. Miller gave directions to same nests in the snake trees. These trees are sparse -- only about 10 in 100 yds. The most satisfactory one was an old Lcords Herakleum nest 3 ft up on E. side. At N. end of line of trees was a shrike nest with five young at fledgling age. In order to photograph the nest I had to pull out some dead twigs in the way. At this all of the very small young, but one, climbed up the branches and into the nest. They appeared not to be able to fly just yet. The adults calling loudly, flew from one Lunea to another, on the flats close the wash in a 50 yd. radius once both alighted briefly in the nest tree, & then joined Jim and worked along the ridge of the dune to the W. One Uma was seen. Clouds have lowered slightly and a stiff breeze is blowing -- the sky is open only to the west.