Cogswell 1950 Spezella passerina 2 July 19 near Sugar Bowl Lodge [see p.] - On a dawn try chipping Sparrows were found to sing from low rocks or logs on the ground while the light was still so dim that the bird could be barely made out from 30 ft. away. There are clumps of fir trees within 100 ft. of the spot where I was singing thus from the ground. July 21. Yuba Gap, 5800 ft., & N. side Bear Valley, 4550 ft., CaliF - fledglings seen in forest edge bordering small & large meadows, at latter place in dense growth of incense Cedars. July 22 Asio Grove, 5650 ft. [see p.] - fledglings out here now. July 25 S. slope "Signal Hill", 7100-7200 ft., 34 mi. W Donner Pass, Place, & Nevada Co., CaliF - 12-15 encountered, including several fledglings, in tall, dense chaparral (!) of bitter cherry, mtn. maple, ceanothus, s huckle berry oak., having apparently moved into this habitat from nesting sites in forest clumps adjacent to open herb slopes nearby. Aug 1-15 - Lake Van Norden & Sugar Bowl Lakes W & SW Donner Pass, Glacier Co. CaliF - increased in numbers notably, specially in open, grass & weed-floored forest of lodgepole pine near the lake shore. Many streaked-breasted juveniles were included, total numbers seen along 2 miles of this habitat on Aug. 1 were about 30, & on Aug. 15 about 100. No songs have been heard since late July.