Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 132 Nov. 22 Bodie, Mono Co., California at dusk we returned to our mist nets, the smaller hole (#5) contained 7 or 8 birds. Several escaped as we brought in the net but we still had 5 birds. At the upper hole the net contained even more birds, 1 or 2 escaped leaving [illegible] 7 birds. So our netting brought in 12 birds total. We carried the birds (still in the nets) to the car & extracted them from the nets by flashlight while in the car. Camped at Murphy Spring. During the day we had seen a Rock Wren & two MTN. Bluebirds and Marr had seen several Sage Grouse. Nov. 23. Murphy Spring, Leevington & Bodie, Mono Co.; Aurora, Mineral Co., California to Sogolen Creek Field Station, California Murphy Spring: 4:30 to 5:00 AM 21°F 6:30 AM 13° F ; light About 4 Sage Grouse flew over going NW. Two Mule Deer crossed the road below the spring. We drove to Leevington to get gas & other supplies & then we drove north on US 395 to the jct with roads to Lundy Lake (west) and Bodie (east). First we drove to Lundy Lake & took a few pictures (Lake, Red-tailed Hawk) & then drove east to Bodie via Cottonwood Canyon and then continued down Bodie canyon into Nevada. We visited Aurora, another ghost town but in much worse repair than Bodie. While Marr worked on the car &