hunters we managed to bag three marmots - one large adult and two half-sized young. We found a Black Billed Magpies nest below the spring with 4 half-grown young. They were all very tame and posed beautifully for several pictures. May 19, 1935. Collected 25 traps set west of the road along the north bank of the river. Caught only one Mus musculus in a trap set near a feeding spot for sheep where there is plenty of grain scattered about. A good number of the traps were set for shrews but none were taken. The morning and a good part of the afternoon was taken in skinning a Marmot and the love plus. While in camp I observed a flock of 4 White Faced Glossy Ibises fly over from the marsh toward the river. A Loon (probably Common) was seen flying over the river, and one Caspian Tern was foraging above the river. Pheasant calls are occasionally heard along the river border, and Orioles and Grosbeaks are often heard singing in the Poplars. At night a pair of Screech Owls hooted from the trees below, a Wilson Snipe was heard diving over in the marsh, and the song of a Long Tailed Chat was heard far in the distance. May 20, 1935 No traps this morning so Aldrich and I set out early to get a couple of Marmots on the