W.B.Navo 1936 Bellevue, Blaine Co., Idaho, Jan. 4. I flushed about a dozen Mallards from places in the river where the water was flowing fast enough to keep free of ice. Water Owls were fairly common along this same stretch of water. I heard the song given several times before I saw the birds and when I first heard the bird I was at a loss as to its identity. The birds were observed to be feeding in shallow swift flowing water, and when frightened they often flew under the overhanging shelf of ice where they were obscured from sight. I saw seven of them and managed to collect one. However, I killed two birds, one of which could not be retrieved. I saw two Rocky Mountain Creepers, one of which I collected. The birds were feeding from the bare trunks of the Cottonwoods. Other birds observed were Flicker, Black-billed Magpie, and Bohemian Waxwings. I attempted to collect a few of the latter last but failed. These birds are feeding on frozen apples still hanging to the trees and on the berries of the wild rose. About 500 were seen.