Thaeler 1960 Journal p. 20 June 26 Berkeley to 2 mi. E Hobart Mills, 6000+ ft. Nevada Co., Calif. Dr. Miller, Ned Johnson and I left Berkeley about 8 A.M. in the MVZ Chevy. We drove up US 40 to Truckee about 1 PM and came to this locality about 2:30 P.M. after having lunch in Truckee. We made a camp just off the dirt road that runs from Hobart Mills to Boca Reservoir. Ned Johnson has a study area here for his work on Empidonax. We spent the next 2 hrs. seeing his some of the C. griseus and C. wrighti nests he has under observation. I then set off to collect birds, ended up getting a Pygmy Nuthatch and a Mtn. Bluebird. Returned to camp for supper, thinned until 8:30 P.M. and went out to shoot bats for a few minutes. Saw one bat briefly and had no chance for a shot. Turned in soon after returning to camp. June 27 2 mi. E Hobart Mills, 6000+ ft. Nevada Co., Calif. Up about 5:15 on a very cold morning. Dr. Miller's thermometer read 1°C. After a quick breakfast we all left camp. I ended up in working in a large circle around camp. The following birds were seen: Mt. Chickadee, Chipping Sparrow, Oregon Junco, Red Crossbill, Green-tailed Towhee, Townsend Solitaire, Mtn. Bluebird, Andean Warbler, Keelbeak Cowbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Williamson's Sapsucker, Wright and Gray Flycatcher Wood Pewee, Red-shafted Flicker, Night Hawk, [illegible] (sp?) and Red-tailed Hawk. This area is generally rather level, broken by low ridges and shallow canyons. The level areas are covered by open stands of