July 16, 1949, Grass Lake at Luther Pass, 7800' elev. El Dorado Co. 0430-0800 on C.S.H.89. Area of lake is sedge, surrounded by willow, aspen and lodgepole. Mallards - 4 adults and several young. Spotted Sandpiper in meadow brook area Long-eared Owl - 1 in old Jeffrey Pine - gave 3"kee-yows" two times. Rufous Hummingbirds several pairs Calliope Hummingbird - 1 pair Monterey Red-shafted Flicker Pileated Woodpecker Williamson Sapsucker working Jeffrey pine White-headed Woodpecker - working aspen - chased from aspen by wood pewee Wood pewees and young seem to be the most abundant bird. They were calling long after dark, and occasionally through the night, and at dawn, when I rose. Western Flycatcher - 1 pair Olive-sided flycatchers - several calling Tree Swallow - nest at 15' on N side of aspen in aspen grove Canada Jays - although clear out of range for this species, I am sure that I heard a flock working through the forest out of eye-sight. Blue-fronted Stellar Jays Clarke Nutcrackers Short-tailed Mountain Chickadees common - 1 nest hole on S side of aspen at 8' at edge of hiway. No underbrush an area. Robins Mountain Bluebirds - adults and immatures Golden-crowned Kinglets - adults and immatures Cassin's Vireo Lutescent Orange-crowned Warbler Yellow Warbler Audubon Warblers Black-throated Gray Warblers MacGillivray Warbler Pileolated Warblers and young in willow thickets Nevada Red-wings in lake area Brewer Blackbirds in lake area Western Tanagers - 3 males and 2 F seen Cassin Purple Finches very common - singing Pine Siskins Thurber's Oregon Junco Chipping Sparrows Montane White-crowned Sparrows in willow thickets Lincoln Sparrows in willow thickets July 16, 1949, Hope Valley, W. Fk, Carson R., Alpine Co. 0800-0900 Spotted Sandpiper Robin Pine Siskins Calliope Hummingbirds Mountain Bluebirds Thurber Oregon Junco W. Wood Pewees common Cassin Vireos Chipping Sparrows - Recording To 30-35 Barn Swallows Yellow Warblers Montane White-crowned Sparros Blue-fronted Stellar Jays Golden Pileolated Warbler Modoc Song Sparrows Clarke Nutcrackers Brewer Blackbirds Short-tailed Mtn. Chickadees Cassin Purple Finches July 16, 1949, Woodfords-Markleeville, Alpine Co. Calif. 0900-0920.: White-headed Woodpecker W. Wood Pewee Blue-fronted Stellar Jay Black-billed Magpies Short-tailed Mtn. Chickadees N. Rock Wren Mtn. Bluebirds Yellow Warblers Chipping Sparrows Modoc Song Sparrows July 16, 1949, Ebbetts Pass, 88-9000' elev., Alpine Co. C.S.H. 4. Clarke Nut- cracker Short-tailed Mountain Chickadee Robin Cassin Purple Finch Thurber Oregon Junco Chipping Sparrows Williamson Sapsucker Montane W-crowned Sparrow