Gullugi 1940 Journal 137 Aug 8-18 Big Lagoon Humboldt Co, Calif. Descriptions of habitats used on page 136. 1. Riparian - the brush and trees bordering Maple Creek consisting of Alder Alnus rubra , willows Salix sitchensis var coulteri Salix lasiandra , some Red Elder Sambuco racemosa , an apple Pyrus fusca , salmon- and thimble berry. Rubus spectabilis and Rubus parviflorus . 2. Brush-pasture edge - as named, consisting mostly of thimble and salmon berry, bushy alders, blackberry Rubus laciniatus Rubus leucodermis , some braken fern Pteris aquilina , and an occasional hazel Corylus rostrata . . 3. Open pasture - consists of grazed grass- lands, often with dense stands of Canada thistle Cirsium arvense . 4. Spruce forest edge - is the dense deciduous growth bordering deep spruce forest. It is composed of large alders, red elder, willow with under-story of salmon- tree and thimble berry and nettles. 5. Deep Spruce forest dominated by Sitka Picea sitchensis spruce , with an under-story of alder, broad-leaf maple Acer macrophyllum