R.J Raitt 1956 Journal Cottonwood Creek, 5800± ft., Elko Co., Nevada June 9 cliffs on the north side of the river and the southern side. Once it approached a fissure in the cliff and a Sparrow Hawk scolded it. Also on the cliffs were a Red-shafted Flicker and Rock Wrens. Rough-winged Swallows were seen perched on a sage near a spot where the river had cut vertical earth banks. After skinning all afternoon I hunted, unsuccessfully, a Song Sparrow that was singing from willows along the stream. At about 6 PM I went with Ward up to the flooded pasture about 1-2 miles upstream to get water and in a small, fairly clear puddle he collected a Buteo. At about 8:30 PM I shot 2 Moptis but couldn't find them in the dark. They were flying quite low from the east. At about that same time ON Miller shot a Poorwill. The weather was quite warm after a cold morning but it was partly cloudy. Mosquitoes were active only for short periods in the morning and afternoon. Booming Nighthawks were flying overhead most of the day giving their calls and booming. They were especially abundant at twilight. Most of the time they were flying quite high, well out of shotgun range. June 10 Got up to another cool morning. Looked for my bats of the night before and finally found one. Ward and I drove up to the edge of the flooded pasture which is over a mile long and about 200 yards wide, following