Feathers 1935 Boyes Prairie Prairie Creek State Park, 240 ft, Humboldt Co., Calif. 38. (cont.) Oct. 22, 1935. The cow continued until I was within 50 yards. Then she wheeled and trotted off thru the brush and down the ridge, the spike bull following close behind. They were in good condition. From this point, I walked in a northely direction. I followed a ridge which [illegible] down into Squashan Creek basin. When near Squashan Creek, I jumped a doe deer, which ran across a small ravine, stopped, and looked back at me. The doe was fat and looked to be in good condition. Elk sign was quite plentiful in Squashan basin. I walked down the creek about 1/4 mi. Recent elk sign was found all through this territory. I climbed a ridge running north, and walked along it until I came to the Upper Gold Bluff trail. It was quite evident during this walk, that fresh elk sign was far more plentiful from 1/4 to 1/2 mi. of the coast, than it was farther inland. As I returned east on the Upper Gold Bluff trail, I saw a pileated woodpecker at work, about 75 feet up in a dead hemlock. I timed the strokes of his bill while he was pecking continuously, and found they averaged about 80 per minute. He completed three holes in 5 minutes. I walked on, and arrived at