Belleview Blaine Co. Idaho Dec 25, 1935 as compared with the sub species found around Berkeley in California. A pair of Water OuZels were diving in the swiftly running stream, but flew upstream uttering their alarm call at my approach. Magpies were found in several flocks but seemed extremely wary. In a deep, slow flowing ditch, flowing parallel to the main stream I flushed a flock of four Lesser Scaup. I reached the border of the ditch when all four ducks were under water. They flew in a hurry, one by one as they reached the surface of the water. I crossed about a half mile of wheat field covered with more than a foot of loose snow. The hillsides were deeply covered with snow on the north side of the steep valleys and almost free of snow on the south sides. I climbed up the slope several hundred feet and traversed the hillside for about half mile. No sign of life was seen, but coyote tracks were numerous and several Badger tracks were found. A small frozen ditch follows the contours of the bottom of the slope, and is bordered