189 Journal R.E.Johnson 1969 April 11 Berkeley, Calif. to Peavine Mtn., Nevada & Squaw Valley, Calif. Higher parts of Peavine Mtn. are still in the sun. Local weather data 71°F max & 29° F min. in Reno. Mosquitos are common on Peavine Mtn after sunset! Left the shaft at 6:20 PM while it was still light enough to drive out over the rough road by natural light. It seems very unlikely that rosy finches would return to the shaft later than this. I drove around to the north side of the mtn & up the road to the summit. The road was open (no locked gate) and freshly plowed. Road cuts were up to six feet. The road over to the mine shaft near the top had not been plowed & since it was 7:30 PM I didn't like over to shaft but planned to revisit it on a subsequent day. Drove back to Squaw Valley & slept in the car. April 12 Squaw Valley, Calif. & Peavine Mtn., Nevada Clouds pouring in over the ridge from the west & high winds. Some lifts including the Gondola lift were not opened because of the wind. I road the Cable Car up the mtn & then snowshoed from there (arrived at 11AM.) to the top of Emigrant Pk. Subsequently I followed the main ridges north & south hunting for rosy finches feeding on the snow or in bare areas & snow edges. The snow was deep (up to 10+ ft.) on the east side of the ridge, but blown free along the ridge top & in many places down the west slope. It was in the latter areas that I saw & collected birds two years