-Davis. 1940. 20). Aug. 3. 3 1/2 mi. e. and 5 mi. n. Yacolt, 500', Clark Co., Wash. Perched in trees directly overhead & gave alarm note continuously. Got a house wren, spotted towhee, and trail flycatcher in an extensive logged-out area below camp. The trail was calling from the top of an alder in the middle of a bracken jungle. These ferns at times reached my neck, and I was covered with spores. Progress was very slow. At the west border of this jungle were some aban- donered outbuildings of an old sawmill, which contained no life or signs. Investigated several creeks and springs while setting traps; I found no amphibians of any kind. The wet weather may have sent them into the woods, al- though I have seen none there either. Birds noted be- tween here and 1 1/2 mi. n. e. Ambloy: - redshafted flicker, Hairy woodpecker, Tree swallow, Barn swallow, Yellowthroat, house wren, spotted towhee, trail flycatcher, Western Robin, black-capped chickadee, Western Tanager, Fel- ler Jay, Sparrow hawk (long sparrow), Red-breasted nut- Cratch, russet-backed thrush, mourning dove, Brewer blackbird, red-winged blackbird, Western meadowlark, crow. Hunted bats after supper. Weather cool in a.m., clear and warm throughout rest of day. Some wind in early f.m. Aug. 4. Ran traps and shinned a.m. Bathed in early p.m. 3:30 Sibley and I took the truck and set traps in a new locality, 2 1/4 mi. n. e. Ambloy. The site is an abandoned farm, and our traps were set in an old barn full of hay, and in a large meadow. This latter contained numerous