May 3d '05 Since early morning the train has been working its way slowly up into the mountains of western Montana, at first we were among the foothills, but now at 2.30 P.M. we are well into the mountains themselves, being about five thousand feet above sea level. In the distance peak after peak can be seen their snow covered caps lost in the heavy rain clouds which cover the sky. The nearer hills are covered mostly with scrubby pine trees, which become shorter and thicker in distribution as the summits are approached. Tall slender aspens just fluttering forth their yellow tints, are thickly mixed with the pines at the bases of our foot hills giving a touch of color to the masses of dark green. Birds seem fairly plentiful, esp. rarely Falco sp. avicinus. I have seen a number of these hawks, singly or in pairs, and some have come so close to the train as to make identification positive. While passing a rather narrow stream I observed five or six Ardea herodias at different times, and a few ducks. Ceyla obcyon, Corvus americanus.