ullus: 949 Sayornis nigricans -1- Aug 11 Big Lagoon, Humboldt Co. Calif.- 1 Bird collected while feeding along an open stretch of Maple Creek about 100 feet upstream from the bridge. It was perching on the ends of snags sticking out of the water and was doing all of its feeding out over the water. The stream is lined with scattered willows and alder, but with one stretch of high [illegible] bank devoid of trees, giving the stream course an open aspect (map see Journal p 116) Summary Northwest Coast Transect, Calif.- This species was scarce in this area, and encountered at only the two low elevation camps. 1 taken for the single Big Lagoon record, and 2 seen feeding in the brush area along the Trinity River N of Willow Creek constitute the only records.