1949 Ammospiza caudacuta nelsoni Jan 29 (p2) the road on both sides -> along a dike run- ing at rt angles N. from the road as well as out in the "stagnant" marsh salicornia S of the road to no avail. However, the rising tide had inundated all of the bases of the marsh plants by the time we had arrived & was still coming in [illegible] at 1:30 PM., at which time (approx.) a Mrs. Wool, who was watching the traps, called that the Sharp-tailed Sparrow had gone in -> out of the one by the critical bush without tripping the trigger - and then taken refuge in the Spartina beyond the first bit of open water. Neilson, I donned hip boots & waded out around it. The bird soon flushed back to the "home" bush where both he & I had a good look at it thru binoculars - and Mrs. Beatrice Neilson, who had her head over the top of the bank just above the bush, was not over 5 feet from the bird. We came out leaving it in the bush, but attempts then to get it up where the 4 cameras which were available (including an Exacta with a 20 mm lens attached!) could be brought to bear on it only resulted in the bird flying along the dike directly toward me - & then veering out into the Spartina again. A further wading effort yielded nothing.