Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 123 Nov. 20 Berkeley, Calif. to Murphy Spring, Mono Co., Calif. (ont.) It was getting toward dusk as we drove on south towards Bridgeport where we later picked up supplies at about 6 PM. After supper we drove on south to the Bodie Turnoff & then up the road toward Bodie. We stopped First at "Mormon Ranch" which consists of one old abandoned bldg. We went inside & found a Red-shafted Flicker roosting on a rafter next to one wall. It awoke & flew out the door over our heads. At our camp at Murphy Spring the temperature was 24°F at 9 PM. The sky was clear. No wind. Nov. 21 Bodie, Mono Co., California Up at 7 AM, temp. 21°F & frost on everything. Sky still clear. Drove to Bodie and met the new man in charge of the state park, Steve Penner. He said I would need a permit to collect rosy finches whether via mist net or gun. He was quite friendly & helpful. He gave the following address to write for a permit: Dept. of Parks and Recreation P.O. Box 2390 Sacramento, California Manr & I walked up Green Street to the top of a ridge where the road divides several times near 2 small lakes. We first hiked south over Silver Hill examining mine dumps for associated vertical shafts which might be use by roosting rosy finches. Three possible shaft sights were located (see sketch map). The lst 2 were encircled by wire fences. The last (#3) (southernmost) is surrounded by a large building & the