Nov 2. Low Pass Creek, mi.NE Redding, 1500 ft., Shasta Co., Calif. Along this streamcourse, a tributary of Squawcreek, the type locality of Hydromantea shastae is located. The canyonic steep-sided with oak and Digger Pine on the rocky, south-facing slope. Caves in a large limestone outcrop were where Gorman had located the salamanders previously; none found this evening. The sun had set when we arrived; I flushed a Steller Jay from a roost in a streamside alder(?) and collected it. Canyon Wren sang from south-facing slope. Creeper called from row of deciduous trees, probably before settling for the night. N-facing slope had cover including Douglas Fir. We drove west over about 40 miles of winding dirt road to Hwy 99 at the Sacramento River, thence N to Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Co. -- we dined there at 9:30 pm, then drove N to Weed. After some searching we found a patch of pines NE of Weed (+-2 mi) on Hwy 97 and rolled out our sleeping bags. Nov 3 +-7 miles NE Weed, Siskiyou Co., Calif. -- we drove out to patch of pines N of road -- growth sparse in gravelly wash -- Purshia and ?Chrysothamnus forming chief cover of Great Basin sagebrush aspect. Scrub Jay and Robin noted here; no nutcrackers so we returned to Weed. After breakfast, we drove W on Hwy 99 for 4 miles, then turned southwest. Four miles up the road, we reached Stewart Spring in yellow pine country; then drove up road another mile.