19 Patelka 1943 June 16 Zuni E Hayfork, 2400 ft., Trinity Co., Calif. Hunted this morning in the area of placer diggings south and southwest of camp. Among the 8-10 foot piles of rocks are several ponds and small streams whose borders are vegetated with more or less dense growths. Scattered small groups of oaks and pines are left, and in places tall and extensive heaps of felled trees are present. Song Sparrows are common about the brush heaps in the vicinity of most pond- or stream-border vegetation. Other species present in the area are Empidonax traillii, Dryocopus cinereus, Sateria virginea; Sayornis nigricans, Dendrocitta aestiva, Vireo gilvus, and Lophortyx californicus. Along the creek proper, several pairs of Actitis macularius were noted - also a pair of Oxycephalus vociferus at one of the ponds. One pond with a good growth of cat-tail harbors a group of Red-wings. June 17 I returned to the same area to obtain additional specimens of some of the especially desired species, as Song Sparrows. Hunting was also done in open woods and grazed brushland (similar to that surrounding camp, described above) along the