July 30. 3½ mi. e. and 5 mi. n. Yacolt, 500', Clark Co., Wash. Cedar, Black Cottonwood, Acer macrophyllum, Acer circinatum, myrtle. The prolonged rains in this region has made the undercover extremely wet. About 150' below camp, at the bottom of a steep canyon to the west, north, is a good-sized swift-flowing stream, with precipitous rocky shores. The weather today has been better. The sky has always been cloudy, but the sun broke through for fairly long periods, & it has rained only three times, short light showers. This wet weather is most unusual, according to nearly everyone. Birds seen: - Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bafted Flicker, Steller Jay, Trail Flycatcher, Winter Wren, Spotted Towhee, Polycrowned Kinglet, Water Oryel, Russet-backed Thrush, Oregon Junco, Western Palm. Mammals are very scarce, Ceromyscus being plentiful, but other species rather hard to find. They include: - [illegible], Sciurus douglasii, Eutamias townsendii, Scajarnus townsendii, Sorex rowbridgeii, Oeromyscus maniculatus rubidus, Amphibia & reptiles: - Thamnophis s.f. (abundant), Rana aurora aurora, Tyla regilla, Bufo boreas. Found a nest, probably of russet-backed thrush, in alders. Large, compact, of moss, containing two young. Much of the vegetation in the wooded areas is older, and in the burned areas, a large Clarkia. July 31. Nothing in traps. Collected willow goldfinch. In p.m., we took all available traps and drove to a spot approximately 1 mi. W. of Yacolt, where there is a very