Journal R.E.Johnson 1969 March 19 Grand Junction to Boulder, Colorado highways. Nothing approaching 90% snowcover on the level was found until Eagle. By the time I reached there it was after 4:30 PM, meaning the rosy fincher had probably left for roost sites before I arrived. I did check several barn, hay & corral areas but saw only Junco's, Starlings & Magpies. It was a short blizzard [illegible] around the trail area, then a break in the clouds, then clouds over Loveland Pass, but clear to the east. I drove on to Boulder where I talked to Carl book & Kathy Bell until fairly late. Kathy suggested several places to check for Rosy Finchers in Nederland & I drove there & camped at 1:30 AM. March 20 Boulder & Nederland area to Denver, Colorado Up at 6:20 AM. Sky hazy with clouds. Breeze. No rosy finches at the laundromat area #1 or by the house up the hill west of town #2 but they were sitting above a house (#3) in a tree & on wires located n# of town & below the school. Initially (6:45 AM) there were 30 visible but within 5 minutes the numbers increased to 200 all in the air at once. They seemed to be arriving from behind me (w or nw). They circled & soared for several minutes & then flew at a rather high altitude west toward Cariboo (6:51 AM). I made the rounds again (of #1 & 2) & then returned & there were 15 more which were just leaving to the w or sw(7:20AM). I checked all the sites again, drove north