Brooks 1934 July 9 cont. We saw considerable workings of kangaroo rats, whistail, and gridiron lizards. I shot one of the latter. We saw several five gulls and flock of large brownish birds which flew in a flock low over the lake. As we went to and from the lake we saw at one point a family of burrowing owls. The lake has no outlet and is somewhat alkali but still supports some water weeds and snails. Old levels of the lake are quite high above the present level. At present very little water is reaching the lake by the Walker River due to demands of irrig- ation. July 10 Collected traps placed near camp last night found two Rithrodontys megalotis one on the bank of the stream in moist grass and one on ground under cottonwoods near camp. For several days I had watched a small burrow in front of which I had kept a