R.J. Raitt 1956 Journal Sequim area, Clallam Co., Washington August 19, 1956 saw none. In response (apparently) to my horned owl hooting several Oregon Juncos came within a few yards giving "chip" notes and several Gray Jays began to give notes and approached us but when they were about 50 yards away they apparently spotted us and flew on away silently. Near where the trail leaves the road another lone Gray Jay flew across the trail over our heads and landed a few yards away on a low limb of a Doug fir, and I collected it. No birds were seen in camp the rest of the day - nor on the road. August 20, 1956 Again today we hunted the head of the Dungeness River trail - from about 730-10.00 A.M. We flushed a small group (3-4) of young Ruffed Grouse out of a small opening in the forest next to the trail. They flew a few seconds apart into the dense forest upslope. There may have been an adult in company with them as one bird made more noise flying. I followed the birds upslope over numerous fallen logs and caught sight of one or two several times as they ran over the ground ahead of me. They uttered "cheep" notes in long series for several seconds then remained silent for a varying length of time (10-120? sec) and then "cheeped" again. They appeared to be of very nearly the same