Journal R.E.Johnson 1768 March 21 Bodie, Mono Co., Calif. to Berkeley, Calif. (cont.) make up 30% of the brush cores. A Chipmunk was seen on one mine dump. Two Killdees were seen on the marshy part of the Creek paralleling the main street in front of the large metal mill bldg. Bill had told me that the Dickcissel sounded like a Killdeer & all sounds like that were Dickcissels. So far every such sound has been a Killdeer. Also he told me a song we heard was a Dickcissel when it was a Horned Lark. Therefore one can't trust his bird information too far. Starlings are common around the bldgs. I next drove up Geiger Grade toward Bodie Mtn. The road was often soft but no snow was encountered until the top of the grade was reached (over 9000 ft.). Horned Larks were common but no rosy finches. Bill has mentioned earlier that he felt the rosy finches were mating judging from their chasing madly about in 2's & 3's. I'm not too sure what this behavior indicates but place of mating (winter vs summer breeding grounds) is of great interest to my work. Perhaps an early spring spent in Bodie would be a worthwhile investment of time. Also he noted that they are never