Cogswell 1949 Journal 38 May 8 S.W side of Bass Lake, 3500' alt., madena Co., Calif. The Ecology class, with Dr. J.A. Ritella, instructor, camped here last night after driving from the Experimental Range in late PM. The area about our camp is a thin 2nd growth forest of Pinus ponderosa, Libocedrus decurrens with and many small some large Quercus kelloggii and a few Quercus chrysolepis along the canyon which drains to NE into the lake. The interstices of the forest are more or less filled with Ceanothus integerrimus and aristo. staphylos mariposa on the N. facing slopes, and with scattered shrubs of these, bush types of Lupine & various herbs on the S. facing slopes. A few Alnus rhombifolia & 1+ Fraxinus sp. trees were found along the stream. In the evening (May 7) I noted only those birds in camp; but between 0430 to 0515 this AM I tallied those heard from where I was (in sleeping bag) 0430 - I awoke; 2 black headed grosbeaks & 1 spotted towhee in song. 0430½ - mountain quail gave "quork" call. 0433 - robin called [no songs heard all AM]. 0435 - Nashville warbler sang, upslope from me. 0438 - flicker gave half hearted song; spotted towhee which had been singing at regular intervals, changed type of song to a more rapid "buzz". 0440 - junco sang 0443½ - Calif. quail "chi-ca-go" call heard from down slope toward the lake. [repeated c. 5-6 times] 0447 - woodpecker drumming [not repeated]