Heffernan 1939 Itinerary Touchet R., 850 ft., 1 mi. W Samar, Walla Walla Co., Wash. The edge of the stream is lined with a very small amount of green grass, for the river apparently fluctuates greatly and more densely lived with willows, poplars, roses, high shrubs, and vines of some unknown kind. Last evening, we heard a screech owl and apparently a nest of young by the peculiar harsh call that was repeated or whistling. Johnson shot one adult, and after thorough search (after dark) was made for the nest, but it was not located. Set out 91 museum special traps and carried 13 mammals: 6 Reithrodontomys megacotus (5♂, 1♀) and 7 Perognathus parvus (4♂, 3♀). The majority of the traps were set along the stream amongst the thick brush, and a few on the dry, barley covered hills forming the canyon of the Touchet River. More Perognathus were caught along the stream than on the drier slopes, but more traps were set in the former place. There was an abundance of young grasshoppers and I think they ate the bait and sprung several traps. Also, ants were very numerous, and almost completely destroyed some specimens. Returned directly to Burbank via "gate" or "foll" road from Eureka.