Prairie 51 746 Redwood Creek at crossing of U.S. Highway 299, Humboldt Co., Calif. June 10, 1946 The bird responded well to my calls, but remained high in the Douglas Firs, which were the tallest trees adjacent to the opening. It moved from tree to tree several times, always going from Douglas Fir to Douglas Fir. I was unable to shime the bird, although on several occasions I was directly beneath it. After about 20 minutes, the bird stopped calling, and I returned to camp. June 11, 1946 Left the Redwood Creek Camp after breakfast and continued west on U.S. Highway 299 until it joined U.S. Highway 101. We turned north on 101 and continued on to Orick, stopping at Big Lagoon for a few minutes on the way. Continued north on 101 to a point about [illegible] miles north of Orick, turning west and crossing Prairie Creek at this point. We drove about 4 miles west until we came to the beach, and made camp at that point. Our locality is: 2 mi. W. of Elk Grove, at sea level, Humboldt Co., Calif. (Refer to following map: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Orick Quadrangle). To the west about 30 yards are low-lying dunes, covered with shrubs. Beyond them about 250 yards is the ocean. To the east north are thickets of low shrubs, leading to a small la-