M. F. Smith 1977 JOURNAL June 4 Alum Creek Campground, 6400', Mineral Co., Nevada rare for Nevada. Stopped at Walker Lake to swim. The water was clearer than two years ago and quite nice for swimming. Ate dinner at El Capitan in Hawthorne, then drove to Alum Creek Campground. Sang around the campfire until ~11pm. June 5 Rote up at ~6am. Ate breakfast and hiked up to overlook the canyon. Yellow Pines on altered andesite; piñon, not much juniper, a few Limber Pines. Carson Range that we saw yesterday on the drive over is the last outpost of the Sierra. It has most of the trees and some Sierran birds. The Wasatch Range where we are now has some Sierran forms and some interior forms. The three new records for the range two years ago were Pygmy Nuthatch, Roshawk, and Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Hiked up the canyon to the area of dense Yellow Pines. Along the way saw a Canyon Wren under an overhang near a little water in the creek. This is typical of the areas where they are found; Saw Pygmy Nuthatches, at least three, in the Yellow Pines. Set up two long mist nets near the creek with shrubs. Sat down to give seminars and in the course of the morning caught a Red-breasted Sapsucker and a Virginia Warbler. Came back down for lunch,