J.G. Hall 1954 170 30 May Indian Creek, 7400 ft, White Mts, Esmeralda Co., Nevada from the trap. Some of its feathers were in the trap, though. A per- mitted me to pile it up so must have been injured. Left camp at 6AM to hunt the willow swamp" just upstream from camp. Weather cool, breezy with a very slight haze early. Insects abundant & noisy. House wrens most persistent singers. Shot a q slicker, q lazuli bunting and a q wood pewee. Hairy or blowy wood- picker drumming persistently but was unable to get a good look at him. Tolmie & Dil. Warblers, cowbird, spotted towhee, orange-crown- robins d warbler and chickadees found here and a Poor-will called twice from the rocky slope across the canyon. This particular area seems much richer in bird life than did anything in Trail Canyon. In eve. set out 20 more traps and watched Ward set out a bobcat trap baited with a jack- ralbit. Later in eve. Ward shot a saw-whet owl by flash light in the swamp.