Journal 29 Sept. 2 Black Rock Spring, 4500 ft., San Bernardino Co., Calif. On the Joshua Tree-covered slope of the mountain, saw a thrasher, but could not get a shot at it. Flushed a Poor-Will (?) from rocky area near fork in road between the spring and camp. An exhausted Rufous Hummingbird came into the tent and I netted it with a bat net. Prepared specimen most of day. At about 8:00 P.M. it began to rain, and eventually it haild. I estimate about "1/2" of precipitation (I believe there may estimate more). A small flash flood came through camp; at one time the water was ankle deep in the tent. At 9:30 P.M., after the main precipitation, the temp. was 15.2° C. 6" above the ground. Sept. 3 Jerry Russell and I walked up the canyon to the end of the road, then to the highest adjacent "peak" E. of the saddle where the road ends. We watched for swifles for about 1 hr., then left the high point because of what seemed an iminent thunder storm. The sky was spottily overcast and there was