R.J. Raith 1956 29 Journal Thomas Creek, 7600 ft., Ruby Mts., Elko Co., Nevada June 15 aspen. In the afternoon when the weather worsened again there was little activity although I saw several Belding Ground Squirrels running to and from holes in snow-covered ground in a grassy open spot on the camp ground. June 16 Got up at 5 to a very chilly morning with about 1/2" ice on the water in the bucket. The particles of snow that had survived the melting of yesterday afternoon were quite hard. However, the sky contained only a few clouds. We decided to collect in this general vicinity and crossed Lamoille Creek to the main road; I went downstream and Ward went up. I walked down through the open stands of aspen between the road and the creek and saw a Clark Nutcracker (on the camp ground actually), a Red-shafted Flicker, some Audubon Warblers and Warbling Vireos. Also I heard the songs and notes of Swainson Thrushes. After I had walked down about 1/2 mile I crossed the road and saw on the road a House Wren. In a very dense aspen and Amelanchier thicket at the base of the north wall of the main canyon there was very little activity but I did hear one Warbling Vireo and saw what was presumably a nest of that species on an aspen that had been bent by snow so that the nest was on an angle (c. 30-40 deg). In the nest was one small egg. When I