TROUET, J. 1982 Journal Cottonwood Creek, O'Neil Basin, Miles E., 4 miles S. of Gold Rock Peak Farbridge Elevations, Elko County, Nevada. Elevation 6500 feet. July 24-25 Rock Wren - 6 Black-bellied Puffbird - 17 (cant) Canyon Wren - 2 Lazuli Bunting - 3 (18°, 2 h.o.) House Wren - 15 Green-tailed Towhee - 1 Marine Wren - 12 Brewer's Sparrow - 165 American Robin - 8 (all h.o.) Vesper Sparrow - 7 Lage Thrasher - 30 Song Sparrow - 25 Ziggenbeck Shrike - 3 Red-winged Blackbird - 15 European Starling - 1 (1) W. Meadowlark - 12 Orange-crowned Warbler - 1 Brewer's Blackbird - 35 Yellow Warbler - 20 House Finch - 10 Common Yellowthroat - 6 Pine Siskin - 1 At 12:18 I introduced myself to Mr. Horace Smith of Cottonwood Ranch and secured permission to work the middle & upper portions of Cottonwood Creek, the latter being almost the only cottonwoods in the O'Neil Basin (there are a few in Upper Canyon Creek, next drainage E). After receiving directions, I went up to the area where the N., middle, & S. forks of Cottonwood Creek converge. There were no cottonwoods here, just discontinuous riparian vegetation, still dominated by willows, was taller & bit more complex, largely owing to the wider admixture of Rosa, which has grown often in Truckee. The willows themselves were taller, 10-18' commonly. The creek was intermittally above ground, and where it was, the riparian growth was lushest. The big sagebrush was less dense and generally smaller. In a couple places, the alvarial forbs covered far more ground than the sagebrush itself. Wildflowers included those found below. There were no beaver dams in this area. From this area one could see the upper S. fork drainage still containing the cottonwoods. To reach these, I followed