Thompson Zion Trip with Woodbury, Dixon & Russell out west rim. May 28, 1931 and then the water holes & streams dry up. This territory north of the park may have to be taken in sometime in order to protect the park below. The sheep herder said a Cougar had killed 6 sheep within 2 miles of Potato Valley 4 nights ago. The tracks were not large. He had also seen a few deer carcasses killed this spring. Woodbury said that about the March 1, 1931, Russell & others had killed a cougar & 2 cubs in the northeast corner of the park across the canyon from the sheep camp. The sheep herder also stated that he had seen two fawns killed last fall in the park, & that he had strychnined the carcasses but he did not get the cougar. A Spotted Towhee's nest with 4 young about 2 weeks old was found under a sage bush about 7000 ft elevation. The young birds scattered into the surroundings, though, although they could not fly. They are a solid gray black. The nest is around cup of grass. Both parents were present.