Strung. 1921. Kripping Valley 33 mi. N. Hazellin, B.C., 83. with the old bird placidly bringing up the rears. I have seen them several times on the rivers at the mouth of the elong, but on this very small, swift creek they were unusually attractive. The female Mallard lit up in the creek this morning also, thinking she was a whale in eclipse plumage, I fired at her but fortunately missed. Watched her for some time down in the little marshy shrubs, where she has her young ones, or at least so I guess from her quacking and persistence in staying there. I went on a long hunt during the road with Beirnes and then back again, went into a small beautiful little lake, occupied solely by a couple of fawns. Saw a big Black Hawk there, but could not get a shot. Come up thru our English neighbor's sheep ranch minus Redstarts the sheep - . this pioneering spirit is inexplicable to me! Nest (lurk) by the marsh I found and took a Redstart's nest with four eggs. It was about four feet up in the crotch of a willow bush. The female was quite excited but the male while standing in the offing seemed quite calm.) Saw a Yellowthroat male, with food in his beak?, bright yellow below, green above, with large, vivid black mask. This afternoon I spent in the marsh, watched the finchy Blackbirds but could not find their nests. About a dozen was around them, watched a Water Thrush for some time. Saw a Hammond Flycatcher building her nest in a corner of the swamp. Saw other Yellow-throats. Shot a female Henny Woodpecker and a young one.