Cogswell 1950 Melospiza lincolnii June 17 near Sugar Bowl Lodge, 7000 ft., 1.2 mi. SSW Donner Pass, off Placer Co., Calif. - 2 singing, each in a separate, but contiguous area of willows in wet meadow opposite [illegible] of the creek from the lodge. June 24 July 1 These 2 still singing regularly in the same areas of tall willows. Their territories seem to be about 3/4 to 1 acre in minimum size - perhaps much larger. The line of separation between them seems to be a 50 to 150 ft. wide swath which has been cleared of tall growth & now has only low (1-1½ ft.) willows & sprouting herbs. June 29 - 7100 ft., 1¼ mi. S Donner Pass, Placer Co., Calif. - 1 singing from a 1½-acre willow-alder thicket at head of wet grassy slope by Mary Lake. It flew up to a light electric wire 10 ft. above the shrubs & sang from there about 15-20 times. N. end Serena L., 6880 ft., Placer Co., Calif. - 1 singing from small area of willows along lake shore, with pine- fir forest behind it. July 1 - 6900 ft., 3¼ mi. SW Donner Pass, Placer Co., Calif. - 1 singing from a very small clump (<½ acre) of willows in wet, boggy opening of forest edge facing on R.R. snowshed. One was found here regularly in summer of 1948 also. July 3 near Sugar Bowl Lodge [see above] - Still 2 singing. One male & associated non-singer (= ?) traced to a NEST of 4 small young. It is placed on the wet ground amid dense young herbs by 1 ft. willow