Cognell 1949 Carpodacus purpureus 400 ft. Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co., Calif. Aug.17 A male (#33) was collected as it perched on lowe[r] branches of one of two Rhamnus Purshiana [illegible] over a wood rat's nest. A young bird of this species was sitting nearby, fluttering its wings. Another individual was seen & heard singing 1/4 mi. to the north. The site of the collection was near the w. slope of the junction of the "contour" road along the first ridge E. of the lagoon and the "short-cut" road between it and Highway US-101 (see map). [illegible] p. 73A) The vegetation in general was high chaparral near outliers of redwood forest (see journal). Aug.18 Near the junction of roads following the N. fork of Maple creek & Maple Creek itself, about 1/2 mi. S. of camp, I collected one (=#38) as it flew down from alders to grassy area with short, scattered blackberry bushes. Many Rubus stocks nearby, also willow & spruce trees. Aug.22 2/3 mi. NW Schoolhouse Peak, 2500 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. one in 1st plumage was seen feeding a fledgling in a small plum orchard here -- at the border of Douglas Fir - Bay forest and open grassland. Aug.25 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. - 1 flew over, giving the "pit" call not characteristic of the species. Aug.28-29 1/2 mi. N Willow Creek, 400 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. 2 or more, seen in [illegible] berry shrub thicket and adjacent woodland in Trinity River valley here (see journal).