Sep 30 1949 Journal 169 Aug 31 3 mi N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. The Trinity River in the Willow Creek area. I collected a Sceloporus from the Racer locality, but no racers. Brought back a shed skin that Murray identified as a Coluber Constrictor skin. it came from the Walnut Orchard N of Willow Creek. Sept 1 same locality - heard a Swainson Thrush in camp this morning, also collected a Rana aurea just W of camp. Went up Branman Mtn road W of Willow Creek. Stopped at a ridge with (1000 ft) Ponderosa Pine, Incense Cedar, some Douglas Fir with understory of Bay and Hairy Oak and underbrush of Ceanothus cuneatus , Poison Oak, Ocean Spray, Coffee-berry, and Ericidictyon. Head our first elevation here -> Stopped at 2800 ft on the same road, found a Tanoak forest (2600 ft) in an old Douglas Fir burn or cut over area. Collected a Chipmunk, saw fajicos and Pileated Woodpeckers, heard a Pygmy Owl. Tan Oak Forest is same as that for French Camp (Journal p. 143). Incense Cedar-Douglas Fir Open Forest is essentially the same as that at French Camp, except with some Hairy Oak in it. This latter habitat was found around Johnson Prairie 4 miles WNW of Willow Creek at 3500 feet elevation. Took a Pine Siskin in this later area, also took