Journal R.E.Johnson '68 March 10 Peavine Mtn, Washoe Co, Nevada (cont.) descended & ascended again to a large ridge which had several large ~~~~ vertical shafts in it. There was also a horizontal shaft that connected with one or two of these and I explored this. There was no indication of rosy finches but we left too early to be absolutely certain (3:15 PM). In this vicinity we flushed a Duck Hawk (?) from a pine tree and we heard a Flicker calling and saw several Red-shafted Flicker feathers. We returned to the "big shaft" at 3:45PM to check again since rosy finches would be expected to arrive at about that time. We remained until 4:45 PM, but no birds returned. While waiting a jeep drove up & we talked with the driver, a man who remembered seeing birds flying in & out of a vertical shaft near a cabin somewhere on Peavine Mtn, but he couldn't recall just where that was. He at first thought it was 2 canyons west of the "big shaft" on a small road that heads that way from the big shaft, but then suggested it might be up near the top of the mtn. instead. After this we drove back to Reno to tell Mrs. Spencer we'd be late for dinner & then we drove north on US 395 to a point just beyond the old Stead Airforce Base turnoff (rt.), where we