-A. Good 1980 Mountain Chickadee ½ mi. E Anthony Pk., 1950m, Mendocino Co, Calif. [T. 23 N, R. 4 W, SE ¼ sec. 15] 23 June Chickadees seem more common this morning than they did last night (not surprising). Birds continue to sing "3 blind mice," but there doesn't seem to be a lot of singing going on -- only once in a while do I hear a bird singing in the distance and then sometimes the song consists of only the first 2 notes. I have come to the realization that chickadees are hard to retrieve from the upper branches of a fir tree after being shot. 8 mi. N + 6 mi. W North Yolla Bolly Mtn., ca. 1480m, Trinity Co, Calif. [T. 25, R. 11 W, NW ¼ sec. 3] 24 June Arrived here ca. 1730. Though I hear a few calling (no songs), the birds don't seem very common. This could either be an effect of the habitat (see Journal) or the time of day or both. 25 June Chickadees still relatively scarce (though by no means rare) -> probably a function of too few stands of large trees. Though the birds seem to prefer large trees, I came upon one pair in 3m. tall replanted Ponderosa pine. Found a nest w/ 8 gg. in a fir (ca. 1m. DBH) - the hole was 1.75m from the ground and the cavity was behind a piece of bark which was easily removed by pulling. The