Cant: Blov 1475 Journal 2 mi E. big pine, Nye Co., California April 24. started off with only 7 animals also my girl with, I must camp here another night - I stayed last night at the next over at the intersection of 315 and 168, a most unsatisfactory camp. This morning I found a compound nearly vacant about 3/4 mi. West of Big Pine, called Baker Creek campground. It is a riparian area of willows along a stream side. I saw Bewick wrens, a & Black headed grosbeak, 2 Belted Kingfisher, a [illegible(?) ] Vireo here in the morning - Quite a pleasant find. Also seen: White-crowned sparrow (Columbian), Black-billed magpie, common crow, Western Kingbird, Green Heron (b), Yellow-rumped Warbler (Audubon variety), heard = Black Throated Sparrow? The Sora Rail seems to be resident in the reeds and other vegetation around the periphery of a 20x60 foot cow pond. Seen again at 5:20 p.m. About 2:00 p.m. the wind began blowing, and the sky became partly cloudy. I will attempt to run my stop lines after dark tonight since most birds seemed to come out early. Saw an empidonax flycatcher here as well. September 5 Highland Range, Lincoln Co., Nevada Drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Nevada, then north on highway 93 through Jet Springs to the Town of Caliente, then north to