Banks 1960 Journal 20. June 19 Elkh Lake, 4900 +/- f., Deschutes Co. Oregon - By the time I got back here from Vine Meadow it was completely overcast. A wind was blowing, so cold I had difficulty moving. This situation continued throughout the afternoon. I drove to the Mt. Bachelor ski area, which is nothing, and tried to hike in the Todd Lake area, but it was too cold. About 4pm. it began to rain, then it sleeted, and now, at about 7pm. it's snowing. As wet as the ground is, the snow is sticking. Brown. My general impression of the entire area (Todd Lake to Big Lava Lake) is that it's poor bird country. Both numbers of species and number of individuals seems low for any area. This may be a result of the particular season - by all reports this is a late spring. I will annotate the following list of species for these reasons. Killdeer - two seen at Sparks Lake. Spotted Sandpiper - common near lakes and streams. Mourning Dove - heard one from camp. Pygmy Owl - one answered my call in forest W of Elkh Lake. Birds all roused to their note, so I assume they are common. Night Hawk - 2 seen at camp at Elkh Lake. Hairy Woodpecker - 2 seen - Sparks Lake, and in camp. The lack of Picidae seems very strange. Western Wood Peewee - Sparks Lake, Camp, and Vine Mdw. Few (1 or 2) each place. Wthin forest, only open situations. Olive-sided Flycatcher - saw 1 at Vine Meadow.