abundant near a small island 6 or 8 miles north of here. Song Sparrows were abundant on a small sandy island some 15 miles north of here but Townsend Sparrows do not seem to be abundant anywhere. The Savanna Sparrows are met with quite commonly on the islands too. Mr. Stephens secured one creeper and Hasselborg saw an other. Perhaps the most interesting tale was that of a T Townsend Warbler, on July 8. The bird attracted his attention by its scolding and from its action there was evidently a nest nearby, but Hasselborg could not find it: The bird kept coming closer and finally Hasselborg shot at it with his "bear gun". The bullet struck an alder and a chip flew and hit the bird and killed it. The bird proved to be an adult & with testes well but not unusually developed. No other specimens of this species were seen or secured in this vicinity but I am quite sure that this bird was breeding.