R.K. Selander, 1952 Journal June 26 Area bordering U.S. Highway #40, 1 to 10 mi. W Salt Lake City, 4300ft., Salt Lake Co., Utah. Left University of Utah with Richard Selander and George F. Edmunds, Jr. and drove to small marshy area 10 mi. W Salt Lake City where we collected Epicauta adults from greasewood. Noticed abundance and greenness of vegetation (Northern Desert Scrub and grasses) as compared to last 4 or 5 years -- Wet winter and spring floods apparently the cause. Meadowlarks very common and active, singing, California gulls "hawking" over fields somewhat in the manner of marsh hawks. Brewer blackbirds in flocks of up to 25 individuals -- more common than in past 4 summers. Many of the smaller ditches and canals which are dry during the summers of normal years are partially filled with water. Many small flooded areas among the scrub vegetation. Heard the song of a Song Sparrow -- a species which I have never found in this particular area (They are found in normal years along the Surplus Canal and the Jordan River in willows). Saw a flock of about 6 Savannah Sparrows moving along in scrub vegetation along the road. -- This species usually found in this area only in small, localized, permanently wet marshy areas. Shot 3 Cliff Swallows from flock of +30 which were nesting under a cement bridge. Collected 1 Lark Sparrow along road. Near the Salt Lake Airport, the Surplus Canal has