R.J.Raitt 1956 20 Journal Cottonwood Creek, 5800 ft., Elko Co., Nevada June 10 the stream on the south bank. This pasture is about 2 miles long and 300-400 yds wide and is adjacent to the creek. The creek is bordered throughout the area by dense willows. The meadow is composed of a mixture of grasses and sedges and is almost entirely wet being over half covered with water brought in by a system of ditches. After we had passed about 1/2 mile into the meadow we began to see Wilson Phalaropes flying rather low and circling over the meadow. I collected one [illegible] and put down another, wounded, which I did not get. Wilson Snipe were winnowing overhead from about 7 to 9 AM. At about 8:30 I left the meadow and hunted in the willows for a couple of hours. Yellow Warblers were common and I heard a Veery. Song Sparrows were common and I collected 2 singing males. Savannah Sparrows were on the edge of the meadow and I collected 2 of them. Red-winged and Brewer Blackbirds were abundant in the meadow and on its edge. On the way out of the meadow at 11 AM a Belted Kingfisher was feeding over the stream. After arriving back in camp at about 11 AM, I didn't see much but heard Chat and Song Sparrow. Booming Nighthawks were especially abundant, some of them flying quite low. The weather was cool in