Davis 1949 July 1. Red's Meadow, 7500 ft, Sierra Nat'l For., Madrano, Calif. The woodpecker started calling at 3:20 a.m. I de-cided it was more of a liability than an asset, so killed it and put it up. One of the jays caught on June 30 died, and I put it up, as well as a fore Betty strapped. Spent most of the day driving around. Took a short walk in late p.m. After supper, heard nighthawks, and saw owls flying high. Saw Townsend Solitaires near road just this side of Starkweather Lake. Set no traps. July 2. Walked to Rainbow Falls in a.m. At 10 a.m. 3 Black Swifts flew out from behind the falls, a single bird followed by a pair. Walked about 1 mile below the falls, along the river part of the time, one ridge away from the river the rest. The country opens out down below. The trees are mainly Jeffrey pine, large, well-spaced trees. Teanothus becomes more common, and scattered manzanita appears. Heard Mountain quail, saw Steller jays. The juncos, which have been around camp, even entering our tent, now have 2 young following them, giving incessant short, buzzy call notes. Last year, the eggs were still un-hatched at this time. The whole season seems advanced over last year's, probably due to the warm weather. People who have been here for several summers agree that the mosquitoes are the worst ever, another indication of warm