Cogswell 1950 Colaptes cafer -3 Aug. 11 Big Bend Camp Ground, 5800 ft. [see p.1] - long call heard from 1 bird here today. Aug. 21 Grosser Cr., 5650 ft. 1 1/3 mi. E, 3 1/2 mi. N Truckee, Nevada Co, Calif - 1 perched for several minutes (at least) on 25 ft. high, dead-topped willow on grazed grassy flat by the creek. Open Jeffrey pine forest (or woodland) or low sagebrush cover adjacent slopes. mid Aug. Aug. 24-25 near Sugar Bowl Lodge, 7000 ft., 1, 2 mi. SSW Donner Pass, Placer Co, Calif - 1 heard or seen on several dates in the red fir - lodgepole pine - silver pine forest or strings of it on the ski slopes. No long calls heard, however. In general, for the whole season, the Flicker seemed to be less common than in 1948. Certainly several nesting areas occupied 2 yrs. ago were without birds this year - e.g., at L. Van Norden dam, w end Donner L., and Angela Lake.