R.E.Johnson 1969 Journal 184 March 25 Boulder to South Park to Poncha Pass, Colorado in the same location as on March 21. March 26 Poncha Pass To Saguache to Wolfe Creek Pass to Durango to Grand Junction, Colorado & on to Price, Utah area Completed feeding & watering my zoo at 8:25AM. There was one dead Tephrocotis collected in Nederland. Drove over the pass & into San Luis Valley, stopping at ranches no. & so. of Alder. Stopped again at The Bagwell Ranch at 8:45 AM. No rosy finches present. Saw English Sparrows, Magpies, Starlings & Mtn Bluebirds. Went on to the next ranch we had visited on March 22 (7.0 mi. s. of Alder) and saw Magpies, Ravens, English Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, Mtn. Bluebird & Horned Larks. There were only two rosy finches which I collected(both Tephrocotis) at 7:45 AM. shot The ground was much drier & there is very little snow left in this part of the valley. South of here the drive is not through likely rosy finch country (no snow). The road climbs again from Monte Vista to Wolfe Creek pass (10,850) & there was 5-0% snow cover on the valley floor at South Fork. I stopped at a couple ranches & saw only one bird - a Song Sparrow - at 11:45 AM. Continued driving on west up toward Wolf Creek pass & encountered a flock of 12 rosy finches along the roadside. All were Brown-capped Rosy Finches & 2 of these were collected at 12:20 PM. The location was 6.0