J.G.Hall 1954 226 Aug 25 Sagehen Creek, 6500ft, 3 mi. NW Hobart Mills, Nevada Co., Calif. V. colony 9:30 A.M. chilly, overcast which gradually cleared to "haze". Chose sample "D" for intensive willow census. clump 1/2 pencil diam. or more new use unused A 34 240 B 2 62 C 0 71 D 5 470 E 3 246 Total 44 1089 This represents 17 2.59 1/6 days' work = 44/16 = 2.75 twigs/day. Left 11:45, returned 2:45 to set 4 traps + left Aug 26 again at 3:45. // Ar. 10 AM to find one trap set off but empty, one set off X at dam up from deadfall D in it and a dead bet in one of the two traps set at upper dam where ad.9 died earlier in season. // Ar. 3 PM. Locations last year's asp. sample markers: A- location of N stake ?, B- OK, C- N stake probably OK but needs checking, D-OK, E-OK, F-OK but map location of N stake is wrong, G- OK. A 4" tree marked "X" in 1952 has just now been felled. Also noted that bank of trees cut up to a yr. ago may be eaten. marking schedule: D | X | L 1 [illegible] (NONE) 2 HHH-HHH 1 3 III 1 4 HHK II 5 III 6 I 7 I Left 5:25, on way down saw red-tail in top of tree just upstream from ford. Weather partly cloudy all afternoon with a good breeze. feeding ->