R.E. Johnson 1968 33 Journal March 21 Bodie, Mono Co, Calif to Berkeley Calif (cont.) shafts) but he seemed to think there were many birds present all day long, though some were obviously gone since flocks were seen feeding away from the shafts. He hadn't been to the shafts recently so didn't know if they had gone yet or not. However since snow conditions are obviously different this year, it seems reasonable that the birds may have left earlier this year than most. But perhaps they always leave this early anyway. Then too some may still be present & have left earlier before we arrived. The most recent place that he had seen them was on Bodie Mtn (NW of town) where he saw a large flock (no date). He left me to explore & walk back down to town. I hiked up to the hill top (Bodie Bluff area) where a Say's Phoebe sang from a head rig, the sound of Horned Larks was common and I also heard a Mtn Bluebird. [The slope we visited had a whitewash of finch(?) droppings on the rocks on one side near the top of the hole. Conies could be heard in the mine dumps of coarse rock. Vegetation is mainly sagebrush mixed with several other species of low brush. Small aspen groves can be seen in a few places. Cactus is not uncommon. Rabbitbrush & Bitter-