Cogswell 1950 Falco sparverius 3 Aug. 15 E. end Lake Van Norden, 6780 ft., Placer Co., Calif. - 1 flew over large meadow at considerable height - perched in top of tall pine in dense forest just SE of lake. Aug. 16 "Dinkey mtn." 8000 ft. 1 3/4 mi. 55W Donner Pass, Placer Co., Calif. - 2 circling on breeze high over this city, which is open on S side, & partly cleared on N. They were accompanied by 1 Sharp-shinned Hawk (q.v.). Aug. 17 Stampede Val. & nearby Little Truckee R., Sierra Co., Calif. [see p. 2] - 3 seen in 1 1/2 hrs. spent on foot in open country. Aug. 21 Grosser Cr., 5650 ft. [see p. 2] - 2 seen Aug. 23 Truckee to Reno via US Route 40, Calif. & Nev. - about 5 seen from car as I drove - this is a definitely greater no. than on any of our previous 5 trips down this road this summer. - Little Washoe Lake, 5020 ft., Washoe Co., Nev. - 1 foraging out over flats exposed by receding lake from the few cottonwood trees nearby.