J.G. Hall 1953 June 27 Sogoten Creek, 3 mi. W Hobart Mills, Nevada Co., Calif. Nothing startling. The 4 eggs in the James' nest had hatched. Weather clear & bright in AM, clouding up about 3 PM. July 6 Upper Rockslide colony 7:40 PM. Adult sur- faced in middle of dam pond after swim- ing about 40' underwater from lodge. Swam toward S edge of pond & then dove. ♂ And. warbler foraging almost in water at dam. Chickadee with insect in bill seeing flying down-stream among the tall, dead L poles of the pond. Lost sight of it. At 7:55 one returned with more food. ♂ W. tanager seen briefly in a living L pole at streamside. James moving about in willows just below dam, not coming right to water's edge like the And. warbler did. Saw chickadee enter the hole occupied last year by hairy woodpeckers. 8 PM. A beaver returned to the lodge with a willow cutting & dove in with it. 8:10 While I was stand- ing about 10' from the lodge, in plain sight a beaver left home surfaced 20' from it, seeing me he