Strong. 1921. White Mule Mt. 23 min. n. Hegelton D. III. youngsters, all very buzzy and noisy, working thru th windfalls in the balsam woods. Also shot a young Brown Creeper. Identified the Hermit Thrush and his song today, a beautiful full warbling song, continuing for sometimes two minutes, full of trills and harmony, like a caged canary in places, but fuller and free. Spent a pleasant night with very little sleep due to my girl. Sat. July 30. - My boil continues worse, spent most of the day moping around the cabin. Shot two young Marmots this afternoon, but lost one down a burrow. Several rock slides on Mt. this aft, and later I saw an animal faintly silhouetted on crest, possibly a Marmot, altho seeing one at such a distance seems improbable. My traps up on the summit yielded nothing. Having seen several Marmots in the brush in such situations, I believe these holes belong to the same species. Sun. July 31. - Considerable wind but sunny. Went for a long walk up on the Mt. today. We hunted along the West ridge for a long ways, seeing practically nothing. The country is ideal for hawks, especially Swainson's but there are very few of these. As to smaller birds it is a