Trocket, J. 1992 Journal Cottonwood Creek O'Neill Basin 8 miles E., 5-4 miles S. of Dobs Creek Look, Garthridge Mountains, Seke Co., Nevada. Elevation 6500 feet. July 24-25 pockets of small aspens, but the pockets nearer the north of the canyon (Crout) fina while the S. fork emerged Red seven 20-30' white fire. Right at the mouth of the Canyon, on the rocky promontory guarding the S. side there still, here were 8-10 small trees of a type I couldn't identify. These had leaves like: sharp tip, and a feathery ferns. The creek gradient was about 3x total of middle & lower portions of the Creek, & flowing over gravel. From the top of the stream channel crossed, I returned to the car by inter- cesting the fence line road right at the bottom of the fordable gravel (virtually, the end of the road). A walks about 3 miles, gently downhill, back to the car. On summer, I returned to Cottonwood Ranch Headquarters, thanked Mr. Smith and left. Weather during the afternoon of July 25 was partly, mostly cloudy, nated 18:00 when skies partly cleared. Variable breezes 5mph. Temps peaked at 85°F, 65° by sundown. No precip today. Species list (upper & middle Cottonwood Creek July 25): Amphibian: Rana pretiosa -1/ I caught the one amphibian I saw) Reptile: Sceloprus sp-2 Birds: Great Blue Heron -1 imm Kildeer -3 (HO) Wellerb -18 Mourning Dove -2 Turkey Vulture -3 Cream Nighthawk -6 Red-tailed Hawk -2 ad White-throated Swift -1 Golden Eagle -1 imm Humingbird sp.-1 American Kestrel - 1♂, 2♀, 1 imm ♂ Belted Kingfisher -4 Prairie Falcon -1 Lewis Woodpecker -16 Sage Grouse -9 N. (Red-Shoulder) Flicker -25 Sandhill Crane - 1-2 (HO, F.O.) W. Wood-Pewee -2