J.G. Hall 1953 150 Nov 28 Sargent Creek, 3 mi. NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co, Calif. opp Spring Canyon base of 12" L pole 30 yds W of a giant, yellowed snag. Numerous old & new tracks. Marked the tree & 2 blazes. Stu shot a creeper from 12" L pole in fairly open stand. Much coyote sign - 3 parallel sets of tracks in one area on S side of stream at lower end of Kiln mdw. Picture of Stu & Bob at 10:40, exp 24. Red-tail perched atop 70' L pole in U. end Kiln mdw. Stu shot T. solitaire from asp 30' from stream 100yds upstream from the ford. Gave a phrasel song; a little robinoid tho'shorter. U Colony U. Colony 12 Noon. Pond has v. thin ice in places, none in others. Lodge has lots more sticks added to top and an excellent food cache of asp. logs just out- side. Food cache better than last year's. Good deal of cutting around pond & the new little dam about half way between lodge & photo tree has now flooded some more area on N side. Impression is one of cutting of large trees. 12:00 noon took shot of house, tracks on ice and food cache exp 15.6. 12:10, took shot of lodge & food stores from "P" on log leading to perch. (This is a photo point). Exp. 25.6. at 12:20 Two shots of beaver scats & crossways, one