K. Selander, 1955 Journal Tarlidge Mte., ELKO Co., Nevada June 20, 1955 Flew with Dr. Miller from Oakland on United Airlines flight #328 to ELKO, Nevada, leaving Oakland at 4:40. Picked up MVZ truck at Fish and Game office and drove north on road from Wells, stopping at side of road for the night. June 21 Drove to a point a head of Dane Creek, 2 mi. NE Tarlidge Peak, 9000 ft., ELKO Co., Nevada and made camp. At 2:00 P.M. I hunted up (south) from camp to ridge separating head of Dane Creek from East Fork of Tarlidge River. On ridge vegetation is nearly pure pine (P. flexilis?), somewhat stunted and with no understory to speak of; many dead pines which appear not to have been burned. Some logging of pine on the ridge. Ridge is nearly 10,000 ft. elevation. Birds extremely rare on ridge. Noted about 15 Clark after Nutcrackers moving in flocks; mt. chickadees (4 collected) one having a brood-patch; wood pewee; Ruby- Crow/Kinglet – probably fairly numerous and singing all afternoon; mt. Bluebird – about 7 seen in 3 hours of hunting and 2 collected; Violet-green swallow – flying low over pine at top of ridge – about 7 seen. There are some woodpecker holes in dead pines at the top of the ridge, around which swallows seemed to be Purple flying. Also saw 6 or so Cassin Finch, collecting a female about to lay. At 3:15 p.m. a lone nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) flew down Dane Creek Canyon