Christmas Eve 1962 Journal 17 June Lexington Cr., 8,300 ft. Snake Range, White Pine Co. Decora by Artemisia with notices alant. This lund is# On way back shot a ? carpodacus in a pine on Dry slope. Empidonax 379 was in a 4 ft chake thirty thuhk 15 yds from the riparian dry aspen, etc. on the dry slope. It seems that we have not dentied in the least the nico popualtion - there are dozens! The greenish Empidonax are confined to the shaded ripian thickets. Saw a roels even on dry slopes. Look for over to get larks - and a full moon threatened to ruin owl hunting but due to clouds it was dark enough. The 3 of us walked up the road I was on this a.m. to area of crest on S. slope. A ? flamulated answered Words imitation - a short bark squeel - flew when we put light on it. Two ? answered but didn't come in. Then the full moon came out - cast dark shadows 18 June walked up road to NE to crest where there is a cabin & an old mine. Walked up slope then cut across country to S until d-ist drainage of camp thron which intermires 2 large langoans & is 2+ mi. miles. Artemisia flats and hill sides are abundant & often mix with pure stands of mountain maulangay. The forests are dense & tall trees (firs as tallest on N facing slopes) with aspen frequently sprinkled in as groves. Little understorey vegetation is present. On the very steep S facing slope SW of camp Pines ponderosa attains huge size & the understorey is predominiant margainta and