R.J. Raitt 1956 33 Journal Thomas Creek, 9000 ± ft., Ruby Mts., Elko Co., Nevada June 17 were common on the bottom near the edges of snow and I collected one. Robins were also common in the bottom. The willows of the marsh contained an abundance of white-crowned Sparrows and some Empidonax flycatchers. Just below the level amphitheater on the way up we saw 2 Juncoes (Word collected them) in some willow bushes. Throughout the area most of the willows are bare but some have begun to leaf out. There were at least 2 and maybe more Spotted Sandpipers in the marshy willows on the ground and I collected one. Late in the morning 2 Violet-green Swallows were flying over the level bottom but I had no shots at them. Early in the morning Word flushed a Horned Owl from one of a larger grove of pines. The weather was mainly clear but became partly cloudy at about 10 AM. We left the amphitheater at 11 AM and arrived in camp at about 11:30. Thomas Creek, 7800 ± ft., Ruby Mts., Elko Co., Nevada Lamoille Canyon, Ruby Mts., Elko Co., Nevada June 18 Today we spent the morning preparing specimens left over from yesterday and then about noon we drove down canyon to a point near the entrance of the Right Fork of Lamoille Creek. We hunted for a short while (about 1 hr.) on the north side of the canyon in a little draw containing some