ment to trap for small mam mals. Here I found signs of microtus and perhaps other species and set out as many traps as I could before dark. 20 m south of this place Today on an island 1 hour for sparrows, old ones accom- panied by young just from the nest. I also saw some here Shot a Pigeon Hawk and sharp-tailed grouse & 2 sparrow Found a nest & a small sparrow with eggs. As I could neither seem the bird or identify it so I left it un- til morning. Saw a great many Pacific Loons, W. Winged Teals Surf Tealers, Red B. Mergansers and a few mallards one with young Wednesday July 17 Took a good catch of Microtus "drummondii" and xantho- guntheri, Eratompys Peromypus "Metomy" Lepus richardsonii. Made them up and what specimens I had already on hand which occupied one until supper time. Took the nest of a sparrow found yesterday I caught the old bird in a trap set at the nest. It proved to be Lincoln's Sparrow. Took a nest & young Pigeon Hawks as I had dared killed the parents before finding the nest. The young birds moved here flown in perhaps a week Set additional traps and revisited those already set securing several more spec- imens. Thursday July 18. Took up my traps securing a good catch of Microtus xan and "drummondii" Lepus nechordsoni, Microtus and after preparing them and finish sang up things. We had dinner and left Trout Rock with a fair wind. We sailed all the after noon until with a few miles of Fort Rae when the wind went down and we finished our journey with the paddles. We pitched camp in the grassy