Thacker 1960 Journal p. 22 june 29 2 mi. E Hobart Mills, 7300 ft., Nevada Co., Calif. Up late this A.M. about 7:00 A.M. I hunted for birds on the ridge NE of Camp. It is higher and a bit more fir as it & a few lodge-pole pine. Saw brown creepers and Nashville Warblers which I had not seen previously here, I collected one of each. Also heard several evening grosbeaks flying over. Also saw golden-crowned kinglets and hairy woodpeckers. Returned to Camp and spent the afternoon and evening skinning. june 30 2 mi. E Hobart Mills to 1 mi. W Matis Peak, 7300 ft., Placer Co., Calif Up about 6:15 A.M. After breakfast I hunted for bird on the ridge NE of Camp again. A pair (?) of sharp-shin hawks were much in evidence here this morning. They flew close overhead through the trees on several occasions as I tried to call some smaller birds in. Returned to camp, spent the afternoon skinning. After dinner we moved camp, Returned to Truckee, took the road S from the E end of town. We turned off the hard surfaced road on a dirt road toward Matis Peak About 2 mi. short of the peak we turned N and drove on another road for about a mile to our Camp here. This area is covered by a forest of red and white fir and lodge-pole pine. About 1/2 mi. further down the road and a little lower down there is a fair amount of Jeffrey pine in the forest. Montanita is common on the hillsides in clearings and there are low willows along the streams which are mostly dry now. I tried unsuccessfully to shoot some bats which were