Humboldt Co. Nevada July 28-30 Arvey-Journal July 27. Bird life looked very abundant here, but too close to people for collecting, so we got back in VW and traveled down to Martin Creek Ranger Station, where we took a left hand turn crossed a small ridge and dropped into the Lye Creek drainage. We stopped the car at the first spot where the creek crossed the road. We collected downstream from here. The stream itself is very small and shallow but support dense riparian growth of grasses, willows and alders. In some spots the alders are widely spaced w/ no underbrush. The trunks of some trees are quite large also (2-2 ft diameter). (elev 6500-7000') We walked downstream, collecting, for about a mile. The canyon is steep and rocky w/ Artemisia and other arid type plants on the hillsides and open in the bottoms. There are no conifers here. Collected: (1 white crown sparrow, 2 swallows, 2 warbling vireos 2 grey headed juncos), 1 rufous humming, 1 fox sparrow, ( Empidonax oberholseri ), 1 house wren, 1 Talmel warbler. We saw Robins, W. Tanager & Song sparrows, Wilson warblers, Rufous sided towhee, Red shafted flicker, Jazuli Buntings. Heard a chickadee (Black capped?) as we were leaving. On the road down to town from Hinky Summit we got a poor will on the road. First caught him in headlights and he flew off and reland a little way up on down the road. Could still see him through. Got out, walked a little ways toward him. He was fluttering and hopping around in road, pouncing on insects. Dropped w/ 4:10 x 9. July 30 Spent night at Martin Creek recreation area ~ 7 miles ENE of Paradise Valley. Larry Burns (Geology Dept U.C.) and an Archaeology crew (Nevada Univ) are camped here under some large cottonwood