Journal 119 R. E. Johnson 1968 Nov. 3 Sagehen Cr., Calif. To Peavine Mtn, Nevada & Return (cont.) Jenny & I left sagehen just after 1PM & drove through Reno to the top of Peavine Mtn, arriving at 2:30PM. It took about one hour to place the double mist net over the vertical shaft, attach 8 guy lines & then lower it about 10 feet into the shaft. Lowering the net got it out of the wind, put it more in the shadows & thus less conspicuous, and made the net fit the entrance more closely since the shaft narrowed rapidly. The ground had 4-6 inches of snow, the sky was threatening, and a strong cold wind was blowing from the west. This made our efforts more difficult and slowed the operation. Just 3:40PM Before we finished, 12 to 16 rosy finches flew toward the shaft from the NW. They were flying close to the ground and not high above the ground as others have report. We had hoped to be gone from the immediate vicinity of the shaft before the birds arrived but our presence probably lessened our chances of catching the birds. They flew from place to place around the hole as we departed. Subsequently the majority of them dropped down, out of our sight within the hole & remained, only to emerge again and later repeat the same sequence. At one point when most of the birds were known to be in the hole I had remained for some time, we approached to see if any birds had