Humboldt 1949 Sitta canadensis -1- Aug 20 French Camp, 3100 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif. I collected from the lower branches of a large Douglas Fir in a Pure Douglas Fir Forest habitat (see Journal p. 143). This bird [illegible] was one of several nuthatches foraging in this tree, and much the least colorful of any seen. Sept 1 1 mi. NW Willow Creek, 1000 ft., Humboldt Co., Calif.- I dull breasted bird was called down in a Ponderosa Pine-Incense Cedar area along the edge of a Ceanothus chaparral stand that seems to be nearly continuous with the top of Brannan Mtn. to N.N. This bird was collected from a small Haref Oak Quercus garryana on the hot hillside. Summary Northwest Coast Transect Calif.-These nuthatches were seen more regularly than any other species, having been seen in about equal numbers at all four camps. They were common in the Sitta Spruce forest at sea level and the Redwood-Douglas Fir forest at 1600 ft. at Big Lagoon, in the Douglas Fir forest at French Camp and about Willow Creek. In these previously listed areas these birds were generally with Chestnut-backed Chickadees, but in the Pine forest on Brannan Mtn. and