1 mi. W. of Elk Grove at sea level, Humboldt Co., Calif. June 14, 1946 Picked up my trap line after breakfast. Total catch - 1 Zapus trinotatus, caught by the tail in a trap set in the grass and sedge a few feet from the creek. Returned to camp and left my traps. On the way back I tried pygmy owl calls at the place where I had started a pygmy owl the previous day, but I received no answer. Left camp and walked about 4 miles up the beach, toward Upper Gold Bluff, in an attempt to find the old Pioneer Mine, but I saw no evidence of any buildings or other installations. Bird life along the beach proper was quite scarce. Turkey Vultures were common, and were noted flying over and along the sandstone bluffs some 250 yards east of the beach. Two dead sea lions were seen on the beach, the first with 2 Turkey Vultures feeding on it, the second with 2 Ravens and several Turkey Vultures about it. Several pairs of Ravens flew overhead, always out of gunshot. Cormorants were seen swimming in the surf a few yards off shore, and flying over the water. They were probably Brandt's Cormorants. Several flocks of gulls were seen on the beach at the water's edge. The first three were small, about 20-30 birds each. They were composed of c. 75% Western Gulls, mostly