Strong. 1920 Kiepersol Valley 131. Sun Aug 21 Cloudy Went down to the Swede's place on the river collecting a Song Sparrow, Junco, Chiseladee, and young R.B. Sprueller [illegible]. Heard Nuthatch, many Cheladees, Wood Peewees, and finchy Finches as well. There was a large flock of Pine Siskins below the cabin. Saw nothing but Salmon in the river, had no luck fishing. Went up stream along the badly overgrown trail about a mile to the next place which is entirely over- grown with high weeds and brush. There are two small patches of cabbage and potatoes, but all else is overgrown. Greated the big pile between the two houses the Swede told me about but could see nothing. After squalling for several minutes I walked closer and was surprised to see a big, Black Woodchuck head sticking out between two legs with wildly agitated whiskers. Shot it, and found it to be an long sought "black grunnelbug", the black phase of the Woodchuck. An adult female, with thick black fur tinged with red on the tips. A very solid (probalhyalnts?) heavy animal weighing around fifteen pounds I should imagine(?) It was the fattest animal I ever saw and was entirely coated with at least an inch of fat, owl: which made it hard to plan. The Owl hooted off and on all afternoon as it was dark and cloudy, so I finally hunted one down near the cabin in a thick spruce tree and shot it, an immature male in complete adult plumage.