Pitccha 1947 Oct. 7 /mi E Wedderburn, 50 ft. ± elev., Curry Co., Oregon. impending rain storm, suggested we use an old milking shed in the barnyard. We wel- comed and promptly accepted this suggestion! The 2-room shed has about 3 times the space of our tent; moreover, we are well sheltered, both from above and below! Neither Mr. Zumwalt nor Mr. Calland his son could say very much about the local distribution of Jays'. Zumwalt thought scrub jays were more or less generally distributed, occurring particularly along ↑ ↑rush-filled draws in open country but not commonly. It is perhaps significant that he said jays were generally distributed; if this is so, then I am not surprised at his impression that they are not common, as he undoubtedly overlooks them or misses them when they are quiet. The country along the north side of the Rogue River is surprisingly open with mixed conifers and broad-leaved trees along with mixed border thickets filling the draws. There seems to be a fair amount of habitat of the type required by scrub jays farther south. In general aspect, the countryside is not unlike the coastal regions of Mendocino or Marin County. Near the mouth